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          UTAH: The SLOC is set to announce today that Mitt
     Romney will become the organization's new CEO (SALT LAKE
     TRIBUNE, 2/11).  MSG President Dave Checketts called Romney
     the "perfect person" for the job and said that one
     "challenge" for Romney is "unifying Mormons and non-Mormons
     in support" of the Games (SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, 2/11).  John
     Hancock's David D'Alessandro, on Romney: "He won't tolerate
     much nonsense.  It's a great move" (BOSTON HERALD, 2/11).
          MORE FALLOUT: One day after the SLOC ethics board
     investigation noted additional abuses in the bid process,
     the IOC issued a statement saying it "remains fully
     committed to investigating and taking action based on all
     available evidence" (AP, 2/11).  But a N.Y. POST editorial
     wonders, "How much more embarrassment can the IOC take
     before it insists upon a serious clean-up effort?" (N.Y.
     POST, 2/11).  A WASHINGTON POST editorial credits the SLOC
     for a "credible" investigation, but adds, "The same cannot
     be said of the [IOC], which seems as always dedicated to
     damage control and self-preservation.  The [USOC] too seems
     stuck in a state of denial" (WASHINGTON POST, 2/11).  The
     L.A. TIMES editorializes that IOC "change will take time,
     but it must start now.  A good beginning would be
     Samaranch's resignation" (L.A. TIMES, 2/11).  USA TODAY's
     Christine Brennan writes, "One has to wonder by the time the
     last investigation is over if any of the 115 (IOC members)
     will be left standing" (USA TODAY, 2/11).
          2012: The Dallas City Council defeated a measure that
     asked for a public referendum on whether the city should
     pursue the 2012 Summer Games (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 2/11).
     ....FL Gov. Jeb Bush proposed spending $12.5M on
     transportation projects in an effort that could boost Tampa-
     Orlando's bid for the 2012 Games (ORLANDO SENTINEL, 2/11).

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