Samba! Rio wins right to host the 2016 Olympics (AP)

AP - The country's president was blunt. "It is," Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said, "Brazil's time."

Analysis: Chicago's loss is a blow to Obama, too (AP)

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.

No US climate bill before December talks: Obama aide (AFP)

AFP - A top aide to US President Barack Obama said there was virtually no chance Congress would have a climate and energy bill ready for him to sign before negotiations on a global climate treaty begin in December in Copenhagen, The New York Times reported Saturday.

Obama disappointed over Chicago's Olympics loss (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama had a message Friday for the many people — including himself — who put "heart and soul" into Chicago's losing bid for the 2016 Olympic Games: "A" for effort.

Obama disappointed over Chicago's Olympics loss (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama had a message Friday for the many people — including himself — who put "heart and soul" into Chicago's losing bid for the 2016 Olympic Games: "A" for effort.