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FAQ on Chicago's 2016 Olympics bid
Tribune staff reporterWhen is the decision? On Friday. Voting in Copenhagen begins at 5 p.m. -- that's 10 a.m. in Chicago. If Chicago is eliminated in one of the early rounds of voting, we'll learn then. But if it's one of the final contenders, word won't come out until...Tags: Michael Jordan, Rufino Tamayo, Multi-Sport Events, 2016 Olympic Games, Rivers
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"Celebrity Apprentice": Who IS more famous?
The TV ZoneThis guy, left, or that guy, below...? "The Celebrity Apprentice" is back this Sunday, and a tough-minded correspondent named Charlie has got me to thinking: Who IS more famous? The 2008 "CA" crew or the 2009 "CA" crew? We're......Tags: Kate Winslet, Lennox Lewis, Scott J. Hamilton, Tom Green, Joan Rivers
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10 Olympic sites: Revisit past glories
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterNot everyone can have the raw strength of wrestler Rulon Gardner or the flexibility of gymnast Nadia Comaneci. Oh, and forget about having the blinding foot speed of sprinter Michael Johnson. But with the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing to inspire...Tags: Canoeing and Kayaking, Ice Skating, Carl Lewis, Multi-Sport Events, 2016 Olympic Games
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'Celebrity Apprentice' on the Job at NBC
Zap2It.comThe Donald is returning to the place where he first staked his claim as a TV personality. NBC has announced a premiere date for its "Celebrity Apprentice." The seventh edition of the show, which will feature 14 reasonably famous people vying to raise...Tags: Television, Trace Adkins, Celebrities, Lennox Lewis, Career and Workplace
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Celebrities Risk Getting Trumped on 'Apprentice'
Zap2It.comWill Donald Trump's "You're fired!" have the same impact on someone famous? The real-estate mogul's NBC series tests familiar players' business sense in "The Celebrity Apprentice," premiering Thursday, Jan. 3. After an "Apprentice" season in Los Angeles,...Tags: Television, Trace Adkins, Lennox Lewis, Celebrities, Career and Workplace
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Blog: Sun sports editor in Athens
Final thoughts on a memorable two weeks in Greece This is my last blog from the Athens Olympics, which I'm assuming will be one of the more memorable I've covered for a number of reasons. Foremost among them, I'm sure, will be the swimming of Michael...Tags: Pentathlon Fencing, Billiards, Snooker and Pool, Larry Bird, History, Cycling
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The opposite of a nonstop short hop
Times Staff WriterSomewhere between Palm Springs and Yuma, Ariz., I heard the train whistle blowing, a low-toned moan that roused me from sleep like a gentle alarm clock. I parted the royal blue curtains that shielded the light from my tiny compartment aboard Amtrak's...Tags: Jasper Johns, John Dillinger, Travel, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Tucson
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Theater review, 'Tattoo Girl' at Cobalt Ensemble Theatre
Tribune theater criticWell before Homer worked up his TripTik for "The Odyssey," as long as humankind has been taunted by the desire to flee one life and find another, writers have given us quest stories. In recent years a wide variety of playwrights, from Craig Lucas ("...Tags: Donald Barthelme, Humana Incorporated, World War I (1914-1918), Burt Bacharach, Michael Phillips
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Latest openings: Sondheim's 'Sunday' classic at Truman College and 'The Dazzle' at Steppenwolf
Special to the Tribunehttp://entertainment.metromix.chicagotribune.com Opening Wednesday, May 22, Stephen Sondheim's 1985 Pulitzer-winning musical explores the wellsprings of creativity, both in 19th Century France and contemporary New York. It draws inspiration from an Art...Tags: Gary Sinise, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Chicago Tribune, Colleges and Universities, John Malkovich
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From the archives: Comaneci Vaults Out of Romania
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterNadia Comaneci, the Romanian athlete who in 1976 earned the world's first perfect scores in Olympic gymnastics, has fled her native country, the Hungarian government announced. Relatives in this country said they expect her to eventually settle in the...Tags: Television, Gymnastics, Beam Gymnastics, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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