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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has chosen three cities as finalists to bid for the chance to host the 2020 Summer Games. "In the order of drawing lots: Istanbul, Tokyo, and Madrid," said IOC communications director Mark Adams on Wednesday in Quebec City. The announcement marks the beginning of a 16-month campaign among finalists to win over the IOC before it makes its final selection in September 2013 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Two other candidate cities: ...

STATE DEPARTMENT - Burma is open for new foreign investment following the suspension of European and U.S. sanctions against the military-led government. ​​ Burma is changing and so is its relationship with the West. Pro-democracy advocate Aung Sung Suu Kyi is now a member of parliament.  U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is an honored guest.  And Western leaders say the political reforms warrant the gradual reopening of relations. "Many of us have taken ...