Osaka among final 5 cities bidding for 2008 Olympics

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Mayor Takafumi Isomura speaks at a news conference Aug. 28 after confirming reports that his city was selected as one of the five finalists bidding for the 2008 summer Olympics at an Executive Board meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) held in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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