Madrid questions Paris&#39; use of embassies to promote 2012 bid
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Madrid&#39;s Olympic bidders complained to the IOC about Paris&#39; use of French embassies to promote the city&#39;s candidacy for the 2012 Summer Games.
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PARIS  - France tightened security around embassies in its capital Friday after a bomb outside the Indonesian Embassy slightly injured nine people in a pre-dawn explosion that shattered neighbourhood windows and puzzled police.
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Paris 2012 moved quickly Thursday to deny the critics from their rivals of taking the advantage of embassies to promote their bid of 2012 Olympics.
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the Somali-born former Dutch deputy threatened with death for her outspoken criticism of Islam, sought European protection and possible French citizenship at the start of a visit to Paris on Sunday.
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European Parliament members on Tuesday grilled Hungarian socialist Laszlo Kovacs, the European commissioner-designate for energy, over his competence a day after they refused to endorse Italy&#39;s conservative Rocco Buttiglione as justice commissioner
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The racist chanting by Spanish fans at Wednesday night&#39;s friendly international in Madrid has left the government here red-faced and fearing a black-mark against the city&#39;s bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games.
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Racial abuse of black players during England&#39;s friendly against Spain has seriously jeopardised Madrid&#39;s chances of staging the Olympics in 2012, according to members of the International Olympic Committee.
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Will the deadly bombing of the Australian Embassy in Jakarta create a &quot;Madrid effect&quot; in elections Down Under? The Oct. 9 vote is being hotly contested.
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The agent of Fernando Morientes has denied a move to Liverpool is a mere formality - especially following the news Real Madrid have appointed a new coach.
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London, Nov. 18 - London&#39;s 2012 Olympic bid could make a profit of Â£100 million which would be ploughed back into grassroots sport, it emerged today, while a strong Paris bid launched yesterday, stressing
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HAVANA/MADRID  - Cuba said on Saturday it barred  entry to three European lawmakers on a trip to support  dissidents, setting back Spain's campaign to mend frosty ties  between the EU bloc and the communist-ruled island.
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Lawmakers investigating the Madrid train bombings censured the previous government's handling of the attack, while former Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar insisted Monday the Socialists might not have ousted his party were it not for Spain's worst terrorist assault.
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Leaders of Madridâs bid for the 2012 Olympics hope the golden covers of the three-volume set help create an image of successful Games in Spainâs capital city.
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The five cities looking to host the 2012 Summer Games submitted bids to the International Olympic Committee on Monday, with Paris the front-runner to win next year&#39;s vote.
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HBOS questioned yesterday the impartiality of the European Union&#39;s competition commissioner, Mario Monti, after he made comments that appeared to be favourable to a bid for Abbey National by the Spanish bank Santander Central Hispano.
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The Indonesian Foreign Affairs Ministry said here Friday it cannot confirm yet that its embassy in Paris was the real target of the bombing earlier in the day.
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Newly-appointed US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's travels attract much press comment, while Spanish foreign policy comes under fire.