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Bid CEO Patrick Ryan was quoted in the Chicago Sun-Times as saying "bloc voting" and assumptions by others in the IOC that Chicago had enough votes to make it to the second round of voting led to its early demise.

The top commenter on this YouTube video explaining Black Bloc said, "Black Bloc activists are the true revolutionaries, not these pacifists who advocate social democracy as a way to clean up capitalism's bullshit".

Poland's Deputy Foreign Minister said the bloc had reached a consensus on sanctions.

He said the bloc remained pleased with broader political steps taken by Mr. Maliki.

He said regional bloc voting, not the U.S.O.C., caused the bid's downfall.

He said the bloc should "at least consider sending its own civilian EU mission" to help.

Belgium's foreign minister, Didier Reynders, said the bloc should monitor countries' adherence to political and economic standards.

Mr. Allawi reiterated his decision to decline the advisory position, but said his bloc would not leave the government.

He said the Bloc would push legislation to increase federal financing for health care and to fight organized crime gangs.

In a positive development overseas, euro zone officials said the bloc's countries are prepared to keep financing Greece until the country forms a new government.

A German Interior Ministry spokesman, Stefan Paris, said the bloc's rules on flight safety needed to be changed before scanners could be used.