31.   Current Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell was not involved in the bid process.

32.   Government officials and bid workers immediately tried to soothe the pain, pointing out the accelerated projects and attention the city obtained during the bid process.

33.   His organization wants the bid process overhauled.

34.   However, Sion, Switzerland, one of the six, has been through the bid process twice and IOC officials already have toured that site.

35.   It was, he said, common practice in the Olympic bid process.

36.   John Cain, who was Victorian state premier for part of the bid process, said it was nonsense to describe the money as a slush fund.

37.   Johnson is currently facing a Federal corruption investigation in the US for his part in the bid process while Coles is under investigation by the IOC.

38.   On Wednesday, the sale of Banco de Venezuela was suspended after qualified bidders dropped out amid allegations of improprieties in the bid process.

39.   Schultz said the bid process was lengthy enough to handle the new deadline.

40.   Samaranch admits he should have intervened earlier to stop the influence-peddling prevalent in the Olympic bid process.