51.   IOC members are required to be on the host Olympic organizing committees of their own countries.

52.   Lisbeth Palme, the widow of murdered Prime Minister Olof Palme, headed the Swedish host committee.

53.   Other major donors to both host committees include United Parcel Service, DaimlerChrysler and Microsoft.

54.   South likened the Celebration of California Foundation to local host committees for national political conventions.

55.   The host committee for the GOP convention refused to divulge any of its donors.

56.   The host committee for that event also was populated with lobbyists, including Paxon, Barbour and former House Appropriations Committee Chairman Bob Livingston.

57.   Unlike in the Security Council, the United States has no veto in the host country committee.

58.   Cost of the grass is funded by the host committee for four World Cup matches here.