New York's loss to be the host of the 2012 Games turned out to be a long-term winner for Gotham, argues Shirley Leung: "The mere act of putting together a full-blown bid got government and civic leaders to focus on the future of New York." Meanwhile: "Boston's Summer Games organizers ... will make all the bid documents they submitted to the U.S. Olympic Committee available for reporters to look at during a media event next week — but won't release them, allow copies to be made or even let the public take a look." [Globe/Herald]
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