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WASHINGTON (AP) -- OK, so it wasn't health care, climate change or war. Still, President Barack Obama's high-profile failure to win the Olympics for Chicago could feed negative narratives already nipping at his heels -- that he's a better talker than closer, more celebrity than statesman.
And this could hamper his efforts on the weightier issues.
Despite Obama's fabled charm and powers of persuasion, his in-person plea for Chicago to host the 2016 Summer Games fell flat. It was a hugely embarrassing defeat. His adopted hometown -- considered a front-runner heading into Friday's voting -- didn't just lose, it took last place, shocking nearly all by getting knocked out in the first round while the remaining three contenders moved on.
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