Michelle to Lead Chicago Olympic Bid

President Obama will stay home for health care battle
By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff
Posted Sep 11, 2009 4:05 PM CDT
Michelle to Lead Chicago Olympic Bid
Chicago 2016 leader Patrick Ryan.   (AP Photo)

The first lady will fill in for President Obama by traveling to Copenhagen next month and pushing for Chicago to host the 2016 Olympic Games, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. The president said he is too busy with health care reform to lead the US delegation himself. The International Olympic Committee will decide in 3 weeks whether Chicago, Tokyo, Madrid, or Rio de Janeiro will host the summer games.
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