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Planning a trip to London? Find great deals on hotels and flights, as well as advice on the best sights in the city, all with the click of a mouse. Best of all, by taking advantage of online deals, you will have more money to do the things you love on your trip!

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Rio Beats Out Chicago, Two Other Cities To Claim 2016 Summer Olympics

South America will host the Summer Olympic Games for the first time in 2016, as Rio De Janeiro, Brazil was awarded the honor on Friday. Rio beat out the US choice of Chicago, Illinois along with Tokyo, Japan and Madrid, Spain to earn the right to host the games. Despite a high pressure effort from the American power elite--including President Barak Obama and TV gabfest queen Oprah Winfrey--Chicago was the first city eliminated from contention.

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