Summary
"IT is time for the friendly games to come to the friendly city, " declared Jack McConnell yesterday as the first minister launched Glasgow's campaign to land the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
In a flawless delivery before the 71 members of the Commonwealth Games Federation, Mr McConnell pledged to make resources available to deliver the event and cited the success of last year's G8 summit at Gleneagles as evidence Scotland was up for the task.See the full content of this document
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The Friendly Approach Gets City Games Bid Off to a Flier Mcconnell Leads Commonwealth Effort
Mr McConnell was watched by wife Bridget McConnell, Glasgow's director of culture and leisure, Derek Casey, the bid's director, and a group of advisers and consultants.
The city's team and their rivals - Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Abuja, Nigeria - each had just ...See the full content of this document
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