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Olympic victory confirms that London is on a roll

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From: AP Worldstream
Date: 20050706
Author:ROBERT BARR, Associated Press Writer

ROBERT BARR, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
07-06-2005
Dateline: LONDON
London's star shines ever brighter.

The increasingly prosperous and cosmopolitan city that anchored the Live 8 concerts last weekend came from behind Wednesday to win the 2012 Olympics _ besting eternal rival Paris. The biggest celebration, appropriately, was in Trafalgar Square, named for Britain's victory over Napoleon's fleet 200 years ago.

"Many people do reckon that London is the greatest city in the whole world at the moment," said Prime Minister Tony Blair, who hosts the Group of Eight summit this week and is ...

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