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Istanbul, Madrid, Tokyo Vie For Olympics, But Is It Worth It?

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Istanbul, Madrid, Tokyo Vie For Olympics, But Is It Worth It?

September 6, 2013 • Each city has strong selling points, but also serious problems. They each hope the games jump-start their economies. But the jury's still out on whether mega-sporting events do that.