21. Payne, GAAF chairman, and his attorneys say that the Olympic bid campaign was a private effort organized by private individuals. 22. Some of those cities released details Tuesday, including the names of athletes and celebrities who will serve on their Olympic bid committees. 23. That is expected to result in expulsion of some IOC members and proposals to overhaul the Olympic bid process. 24. The biggest test for the city, however, is getting over the scandal from the Olympic bid process. 25. The bid scandal did little to improve the Mormon image among some Europeans, Asians and others familiar with the Olympic bid process. 26. The combination put more than his Olympic bid in jeopardy. 27. The law firm served as pro bono legal counsel for the Olympic bid effort and paid counsel for the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games. 28. The name, no doubt, still makes some Fort Worth people cringe, but the reality is that the Olympic bid needed a Dallas branding to go anywhere. 29. The Olympic bid team, headed by attorney Payne and former Mayor Andrew Young, is holding back eight legal-size boxes that they claim contain personal and sensitive papers. 30. The Olympic bid was a way to make the city stand out in bold baroque type on the eve of its third millennium. |