(2)Osaka subdued after IOC loss, bidders under fire+

OSAKA, Japan - Workers remove a sign board on July 14 in Osaka's Chuo ward inviting the 2008 Summer Olympic Games to the city. The International Olympic Committee chose Beijing the day before as the host of the games.

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