(R-L) Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, Spanish architect Jaume Plensa, Spanish Crown Prince Felipe of Asturias, his wife Princess Letizia, and Maggie Daley tour Millennium Park in Chicago October 7, 2009. Reuters Pictures 2 months ago

(R-L) Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, Spanish architect Jaume Plensa, Spanish Crown Prince Felipe of Asturias, his wife Princess Letizia, and Maggie Daley tour Millennium Park in Chicago October 7, 2009.

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  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. Four of the seven white resin statues perched on poles several meters above the ground are seen on Place Massena in Nice, southeastern France, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. These statues, designed by Catalan artist Jaume Plensa, shaped like a Buddha or a scribe, light up the night and changing colors are supposed to represent the seven continents.
  8. Four of the seven white resin statues perched on poles several meters above the ground is seen on Place Massena in Nice, southeastern France, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. These statues, designed by Catalan artist Jaume Plensa, shaped like a Buddha or a scribe, light up the night and changing colors are supposed to represent the seven continents.
  9. (R-L) Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, Spanish architect Jaume Plensa, Spanish Crown Prince Felipe of Asturias, his wife Princess Letizia, and Maggie Daley tour Millennium Park in Chicago October 7, 2009.
  10. CHATSWORTH, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 10: Heart of Trees by artist Jaume Plensa adorns the gardens of Chatsworth House on September 10, 2009, Chatsworth, England. World renowned artists, Antony Gormley, Henry Moore, Marc Quinn and Richard Hudson are amongst the cast of leading international artists appearing at the 2009 Sotheby's '�Beyond Limits'. The exhibition will feature more than 25 monumental modern and contemporary outdoor sculptures by artists from 14 countries and will run from from 14 September until 1 November.
  11. CHATSWORTH, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 10: Heart of Trees by artist Jaume Plensa adorns the gardens of Chatsworth House on September 10, 2009, Chatsworth, England. World renowned artists, Antony Gormley, Henry Moore, Marc Quinn and Richard Hudson are amongst the cast of leading international artists appearing at the 2009 Sotheby's '�Beyond Limits'. The exhibition will feature more than 25 monumental modern and contemporary outdoor sculptures by artists from 14 countries and will run from from 14 September until 1 November.
  12. (R-L) Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, Spanish Crown Prince Felipe of Asturias, his wife Princess Letizia, and Maggie Daley tour Millennium Park in Chicago October 7, 2009.
  13. (R-L) Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, Spanish architect Jaume Plensa, Spanish Crown Prince Felipe of Asturias, his wife Princess Letizia, and Maggie Daley tour Millennium Park in Chicago October 7, 2009.
  14. Chicago mayor Richard Daley (L) his wife Maggie Daley (R), and US talk show star Oprah Winfrey arrive for the opening ceremony of the 121st session of the International Olympic Congress on October 1, 2009 in Copenhagen. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will vote on the destiny of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games on October 2, 2009 in Copenhagen after a final round battle between Chicago, Madrid, Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro.
  15. Chicago mayor Richard Daley (L) his wife Maggie Daley (R), and US talk show star Oprah Winfrey arrive for the opening ceremony of the 121st session of the International Olympic Congress on October 1, 2009 in Copenhagen. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will vote on the destiny of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games on October 2, 2009 in Copenhagen after a final round battle between Chicago, Madrid, Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro.
  16. Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley, center, and his wife Maggie Daley, left, applaud during presentations as part of their Chicago 2016 Olympic bid, as they visit a local schools' Olympics at a stadium in Copenhagen, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009. Chicago is competing with Tokyo, Madrid and Rio de Janeiro for the right to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. The IOC will choose the winning city in a vote on Friday Oct. 2 in Copenhagen.

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