Singapore -The Olympic dream fell short today according to New York Times on July 6, despite a whirlwind three-week effort to pump life back into New York's Olympic bid. 

They made an impressive final presentation to the International Olympic Committee but couldn't succeed.  They were knocked from the five-city race in the second round of voting.

Following their presentation, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Daniel R. Doctoroff, deputy mayor and bid founder, put on brave faces, saying they had done everything they could to convince the 116 members of the I.O.C.
By 6:45 a.m. Eastern Time Madrid had also been eliminated, leaving only London and Paris in the running.

According to New York Tims, the winner will be announced at about 7:45 a.m. Eastern time. Moscow had been knocked out in the first round.

New York officials had been optimistic after their presentation, which had many I.O.C. members expressing admiration for the combination sales pitch and emotional appeal based on New York's international flavor and economic power.

The city's bid had also seemed to get a lift from the arrival of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday, who met dozens of I.O.C. members and seemed to charm her audiences.

But the bid seemed to have been damaged over the past months by a preoccupation with a proposed stadium on the west side of Manhattan, which suffered an embarrassing political defeat a month ago.

For full story: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/06/sports/othersports/06cnd-olympic.html?th&emc=th

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