Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley talks with 2016 committee members and supporters at a press conference Friday, Sept. 25, 2009 in Chicago, before he heads to Copenhagen, Denmark, for the 2016 Summer Olympic host city announcement. If Chicago beats out Tokyo, Madrid and Rio de Janeiro in next Friday's vote by the IOC, Daley will cement his place among the world's most powerful mayors _ and, like his father, among his own city's greatest leaders. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley talks with 2016 committee members and supporters at a press conference Friday, Sept. 25, 2009 in Chicago, before he heads to Copenhagen, Denmark, for the 2016 Summer Olympic host city announcement. If Chicago beats out Tokyo, Madrid and Rio de Janeiro in next Friday's vote by the IOC, Daley will cement his place among the world's most powerful mayors _ and, like his father, among his own city's greatest leaders.

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  1. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan addresses the media during a press conference in Chicago, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, right, listens to the discussion. The recent beating death of a Chicago high school student has brought Duncan along with Attorney General Eric Holder to Chicago to discuss youth violence with Mayor Richard M. Daley.
  2. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, left, addresses the media during a press conference in Chicago, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, right, listens to the discussion. The recent beating death of a Chicago high school student has brought Duncan along with Attorney General Eric Holder to Chicago to discuss youth violence with Mayor Richard M. Daley.
  3. Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, left seated, and Chicago 2016 CEO Patrick Ryan, right at a press conference after their presentation at the 121st IOC session in Copenhagen, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009. Rio de Janeiro, Chicago, Madrid and Tokyo are competing for the right to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. The IOC will choose the winning city in a vote in Copenhagen, Friday.
  4. Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, left and Chicago 2016 CEO Patrick Ryan, right at a press conference after their presentation at the 121st IOC session, XIII Olympic Congress Copenhagen, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009. Rio de Janeiro, Chicago, Madrid and Tokyo are competing for the right to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. The IOC will choose the winning city in a vote in Copenhagen, Friday.
  5. Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, left and Chicago 2016 CEO Patrick Ryan, right at a press conference after their presentation at the 121st IOC session, XIII Olympic Congress Copenhagen, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009. Rio de Janeiro, Chicago, Madrid and Tokyo are competing for the right to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. The IOC will choose the winning city in a vote in Copenhagen, Friday.
  6. Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, left ,Chicago 2016 CEO Patrick Ryan, center, and Chicago facilities organiser Doug Arnot, right at a press conference after their presentation at the 121st IOC session, Copenhagen, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009. Rio de Janeiro, Chicago, Madrid and Tokyo are competing for the right to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. The IOC will choose the winning city in a vote in Copenhagen, Friday.
  7. Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley surrounded by 2016 committee members and supporters smiles during a press conference Friday, Sept. 25, 2009, in Chicago, before he heads to Copenhagen, Denmark, for next week's 2016 Summer Olympic host city announcement. Already on track to be the city's longest-serving mayor, it would cement Daley's legacy as one of the nation's most powerful mayors if Chicago beats out Tokyo, Madrid and Rio de Janeiro for the Games.
  8. Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley talks with 2016 committee members and supporters at a press conference Friday, Sept. 25, 2009 in Chicago, before he heads to Copenhagen, Denmark, for the 2016 Summer Olympic host city announcement. If Chicago beats out Tokyo, Madrid and Rio de Janeiro in next Friday's vote by the IOC, Daley will cement his place among the world's most powerful mayors _ and, like his father, among his own city's greatest leaders.
  9. An activist of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) wearing a seal cub costume, protests outside the International Olympic Committee, IOC, headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. PETA is demanding an end of Canada's annual "seal cull" and says its campaign will continue up to and through the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver.
  10. Denis Oswald, chairman of the International Olympic Committee's coordination commission answers a reporter's question during a joint news conference with Sebastian Coe, not seen, chairman of London 2012 Olympic Games organizing committee, in central London, Thursday Nov. 26, 2009. The International Olympic Committee's Coordination Commission visited London for an update on London's progress on its plans for staging the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.
  11. Denis Oswald, left, chairman of the International Olympic Committee's coordination commission and Sebastian Coe, right, chairman of London 2012 Olympic Games organizing committee talk during a news conference in central London, Thursday Nov. 26, 2009. The International Olympic Committee's Coordination Commission visited London for an update on London's progress on its plans for staging the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.
  12. Sebastian Coe, chairman of London 2012 Olympic games Organizing Committe listens to a reporter's question during a news conference with Denis Oswald, not seen, chairman of the International Olympic Committee's coordination commission in central London, Thursday Nov. 26, 2009. The International Olympic Committee's Coordination Commission visit London for an update on London's progress on its plans for staging the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.
  13. Denis Oswald, left, chairman of the International Olympic Committee's coordination commission and Sebastian Coe, right, chairman of London 2012 Olympic Games organizing committee arrive for a news conference in central London, Thursday Nov. 26, 2009. The International Olympic Committee's Coordination Commission visited London for an update on London's progress on its plans for staging the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.
  14. An activist of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) wearing a seal cub costume, protests outside of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne November 26, 2009. PETA are demanding an end Canada's annual "seal slaughter" and says its campaign will continue up to and through the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver.
  15. Activists of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, PETA, with one wearing a seal cub costume, protest outside the International Olympic Committee, IOC, headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, Thursday Nov. 26, 2009. PETA is demanding an end of Canada's annual "seal cull" and says its campaign will continue up to and through the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver.
  16. Daniela Truffer (R) head of Zwischengeschlecht. org and Markus Bauer hold placards during a demonstration in front of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters in Lausanne November 19, 2009. Zwischengeschlecht. org, a human rights advocacy group dedicated to hermaphrodites or intersexed persons, are requesting from the IOC and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) a fair treatment for the case of South African runner Caster Semenya whose victory in the women's 800 metres final at the World Athletics Championship in August 2009 has been overshadowed by a gender testing row.

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