Madrid 2016 Olympic bid CEO Mercedes Coghen (2nd L) and Madrid Mayor Alberto Ruiz Gallardon (C) and Spanish opposition leader Mariano Rajoy (R) 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. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

Madrid 2016 Olympic bid CEO Mercedes Coghen (2nd L) and Madrid Mayor Alberto Ruiz Gallardon (C) and Spanish opposition leader Mariano Rajoy (R) 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.

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  1. Spain's Popular Party main opposition leader Mariano Rajoy sits in parliament during the government's presentation of its "economic sustainability" bill in Madrid December 2, 2009. The Spanish economy could begin to grow as early as the fourth quarter, after six quarters of negative data, Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said on Wednesday.
  2. Spanish Popular Party leader Mariano Rajoy speaks to the press on October 2, 2009 in Copenhagen after Madrid's bid presentation for the 2016 Olympics . 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.

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  1. Madrid 2016 Olympic bid CEO Mercedes Coghen (2nd L) and Madrid Mayor Alberto Ruiz Gallardon (C) and Spanish opposition leader Mariano Rajoy (R) 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.
  2. The leader of the conservative opposition Popular Party, Mariano Rajoy gives a speech during a Parliament session in Madrid on September 9, 2009. Tax hikes to reduce Spain's gaping public deficit will be equivalent to around 1.5 percent of the country's gross domestic product, Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said.
  3. The leader of the conservative opposition Popular Party, Mariano Rajoy gives a speech during a Parliament session in Madrid on September 9, 2009. Tax hikes to reduce Spain's gaping public deficit will be equivalent to around 1.5 percent of the country's gross domestic product, Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said.
  4. The leader of the conservative opposition Popular Party, Mariano Rajoy gives a speech during a Parliament session in Madrid on September 9, 2009. Tax hikes to reduce Spain's gaping public deficit will be equivalent to around 1.5 percent of the country's gross domestic product, Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said.
  5. The leader of the conservative opposition Popular Party, Mariano Rajoy attends a Parliament session in Madrid on September 9, 2009. Tax hikes to reduce Spain's gaping public deficit will be equivalent to around 1.5 percent of the country's gross domestic product, Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said.
  6. The leader of the conservative opposition Popular Party, Mariano Rajoy attends a Parliament session in Madrid on September 9, 2009. Tax hikes to reduce Spain's gaping public deficit will be equivalent to around 1.5 percent of the country's gross domestic product, Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said.
  7. Spain's opposition leader, Partido Popular president Mariano Rajoy is seen through reporters legs as he answers questions on arrival to the celebration of the 31st anniversary of the Spanish Constitution in the Spanish Parliament in Madrid, December 6, 2009.
  8. Spain's Popular Party main opposition leader Mariano Rajoy (R) is applauded by party deputies after addressing parliament during the government's presentation of its "economic substantiality" bill in Madrid, December 2, 2009. The Spanish economy could begin to grow as early as the fourth quarter, after six quarters of negative data, Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said on Wednesday.
  9. International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge (R) talks in his mobile next to World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President John Fahey during the board meeting of the WADA Foundation at the Stockholm Town Hall December 2 2009.
  10. In this photo taken Monday, Nov. 30, 2009, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev holds a jersey with the new logo for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics during a meeting with IOC President Jacques Rogge and Jean-Claude Killy, head of the IOC panel coordinating the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, not seen, at the Gorki residence outside Moscow. Russia unveiled the new logo for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on Tuesday, Dec. 1, a design based on the organizing committee's Internet domain name.
  11. In this photo taken Monday, Nov. 30, 2009, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, holds a jersey with the new logo for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics during a meeting with IOC President Jacques Rogge, center, and Jean-Claude Killy, head of the IOC panel coordinating the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, at the Gorki residence outside Moscow. Russia unveiled the new logo for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics on Tuesday, Dec. 1, a design based on the organizing committee's Internet domain name.
  12. Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge as they meet at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow December 2, 2009.
  13. RNPS IMAGES OF THE YEAR 2009 - Rio de Janeiro 2016 President Carlos Nuzman watches as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil (R) wipes his eyes during a news conference following the signing of the host city contract after Rio de Janeiro was announced as the winning city bid for the 2016 Olympic Games at the 121st IOC session in Copenhagen October 2, 2009.
  14. RNPS IMAGES OF THE YEAR 2009 - Smoke and flames billow from Indian Oil Corp's fuel depot as a body of a victim lies in Sitapura industrial area in the outskirts of Jaipur October 30, 2009. State-run refiner and oil marketing firm Indian Oil Corp (IOC) said on Friday there would be no major impact on operations after a fire broke out on Thursday. IOC said while the loss due to the fire is yet to be determined, the petroleum stocks were insured.
  15. Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) enters the hall to meet Jean-Claude Killy (L), who is heading the IOC panel coordinating the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, and IOC President Jacques Rogge in Moscow December 1, 2009. Russia has unveiled the new logo for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, a design based on the organizing committee's Internet domain name.
  16. Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with Jean-Claude Killy (L), who is heading the IOC panel coordinating the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, and IOC President Jacques Rogge in Moscow December 1, 2009. Russia has unveiled the new logo for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, a design based on the organizing committee's Internet domain name.

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