Obama’s trip to Copenhagen cost $1 million or more

October 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Most Americans think that President Barack Obama's Copenhagen trip to lobby International Olympic Committee officials is a bad idea, a new Rasmussen Report poll has revealed. Forty-three percent of respondents said it was "a bad idea for the President to go overseas at this time to help Chicago make its final presentation to the Olympic Committee." Thirty-six percent of those polled said it was a good idea while 21 percent were not sure.

October 2nd, 2009 Gibbs: Obama 'disappointed' at losing OlympicsABOARD AIR FORCE ONE — President Barack Obama is "disappointed" Chicago missed getting the 2016 Olympic Games but doesn't regret putting so much on the line to argue for it, his chief spokesman said Friday. Talking to reporters aboard Air Force One as Obama and his wife Michelle flew back to Washington, Robert Gibbs said Obama "feels obviously proud of his wife for the presentation that she made." Mrs.

October 2nd, 2009 Obama makes pitch for OlympicsCOPENHAGEN — In a hometown pitch for the world's biggest sporting event, President Barack Obama lobbied Olympic leaders to give the 2016 Summer Games to Chicago, saying the U.S. "is ready and eager to assume that sacred trust." The president and his wife, fellow Chicagoan Michelle Obama, put their capital behind an enormous campaign to win the Olympics bid.

October 2nd, 2009 Obama: US would do world proud with OlympicsCOPENHAGEN — Combining hometown pride and political muscle, President Barack Obama lobbied Olympic leaders on Friday to give the 2016 Summer Games to Chicago, saying a nation shaped by the people of the world "wants a chance to inspire it once more." The president and his wife, fellow Chicagoan Michelle Obama, put their capital behind an enormous campaign to win the Olympics bid. Never before had a U.S.

October 1st, 2009 Obama heads to Denmark to lobby for 2016 OlympicsWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is on his way to Denmark to help his adopted hometown of Chicago try to land the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Obama departed the White House on Thursday evening for an overnight flight to Copenhagen.

September 30th, 2009 Pele: We have Lula; not worried about Obama effectCOPENHAGEN — Brazilian soccer great Pele says he isn't worried that President Barack Obama's star power could help Chicago win the bid for the 2016 Olympics at the expense of Rio de Janeiro. Rio is seen as a slight favorite ahead of Friday's vote by the International Olympic Committee, but Obama's decision to fly into Copenhagen for the final presentation could swing the ballot in Chicago's favor.

September 30th, 2009 Daley praises Obama's decision to go to DenmarkCHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Richard Daley says he's honored that both President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will head to Copenhagen in support of Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. White House adviser Valerie Jarrett told The Associated Press on Monday that the president will leave Thursday for Europe.

September 24th, 2009 Ed Sec'y Duncan going to Oct. 2 Olympics meetingWASHINGTON — Education Secretary Arne Duncan will travel to Denmark next week to support his hometown of Chicago's Olympic bid.

September 21st, 2009 Door left open for Obamas to attend Olympics voteWASHINGTON — As Michelle Obama prepares to make a highly personal appeal in Denmark on behalf of Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, the White House is leaving open the possibility that President Barack Obama will make a last minute decision to join her. Though the president has said the health care debate keeps him from committing to attend the International Olympic Committee's Oct.

September 19th, 2009 White House scouts possible Obama Copenhagen visitWASHINGTON — The White House says it is sending an advance team to Copenhagen to check out the possibility of a personal appearance by President Barack Obama before the Olympic committee. A senior adviser to Obama confirmed Saturday night to The Associated Press that the advance team would only be making sure Obama has the option of going to appeal for Chicago, which is bidding to host the Olympics in 2016.

September 17th, 2009 Tokyo bid team wants new PM to go to CopenhagenTOKYO — Tokyo's Olympic bid organizers have urged new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama to join them in Copenhagen for the International Olympic Committee's upcoming vote on which city hosts the 2016 Games. The Tokyo team also said Thursday that 13 Japanese sporting greats, many of them former Olympic medalists, will join them for the trip to Denmark's capital, where the vote will be held on Oct.

July 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - America's First Family is going to holiday next month on the luxurious Martha's Vineyard, which has a basketball court for President Barack Obama. The buzz on the island off Massachusetts was that Obamas have rented the 20 million dollar, 28-acre Blue Heron Farm in the Chilmark section for the last two weeks in August.

June 20th, 2009 BEIJING - The Chinese Government has declared that the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games generated a profit of more than one billion yuan (146 million dollars). According to the National Audit Office (NAO) website, the total operating cost of the Games was 19.343 billion yuan and the operating revenue was 20.5 billion yuan.

June 1st, 2009 NY Yankees: Subpoena will cost more than $5MALBANY, N.Y. — New York Yankees officials say it would cost taxpayers more than $5 million if the team is forced to provide internal records sought by lawmakers looking into public financing of the club's new stadium.

May 30th, 2009 Obama's day: Soccer, NYC date night with MichelleWASHINGTON — There were no official events are his schedule Saturday, so President Barack Obama had plenty of time to devote to his other roles — father and husband. The president and first lady Michelle Obama watched their daughter Malia's soccer game in the morning.