1.   To fight back, PacBell has challenged the fairness of the bid process.

2.   If international rivalry dictates that the Games must continue to rotate, the bid process, now stretching over two years, should be shortened and simplified.

3.   At that time, the IOC convened representatives of all bid cities in Lausanne, Switzerland, and grilled them about the bid process and any abuses.

4.   A week later, CAF filed an objection to the bid award process.

5.   After the scandal that rocked the Salt Lake bid process, the IOC started the long-overdue process of cleaning house.

6.   But most of those agencies already are taking part in the bid process.

7.   Chinese officials support keeping the Games in Sydney and Salt Lake, although they also plan to push for reforms to make the bid process fairer and less expensive.

8.   Construction managers then bid all of the construction work, using a much shorter bid process than the state would have followed.

9.   David Sibandze, a member from Swaziland, had a heart attack while visiting during the bid process.

10.   He urged Sanders to open the bid process to allow contractors outside that federal region to bid on the contract.