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ground into the sunlit glass atrium that encloses the entrance to the museum.
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Rodman says he met North Korean leader again, but no release of jailed American seen

• BEIJING (AP) -- Retired NBA star Dennis Rodman left North Korea Saturday, professing his affection for autocratic leader Kim Jong Un and angrily rejecting calls to lobby for the release of imprisoned American citizen Kenneth Bae.
• Despite earlier calling on Kim to set Bae free, Rodman said the Christian missionary's fate was none of his business.
• "Guess what? That's not my job to ask about Kenneth Bae," Rodman told reporters upon arrival at the airport in China's capital, Beijing.
• "Ask (President Barack) Obama about that. Ask Hillary Clinton," a visibly agitated Rodman shouted, referencing the former secretary of state.
• Chomping an unlit cigar, the typically flamboyant Rodman displayed a stack of photos showing him hugging Kim, laughing and conversing with him over a meal, and the two of them watching a basketball game together.
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• bid cities to make final pitches ahead of final IOC vote on 2020 Olympics
• BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- With major risks surrounding each bid, the three cities vying for the 2020 Olympics are set to make their final pitches in a tight race that could be decided by just a few votes.
• Istanbul, Madrid and Tokyo will make 45-minute presentations Saturday morning ahead of the vote later in the day by the International Olympic Committee.
• Leading the delegations will be the prime ministers of all three countries. Shinzo Abe of Japan, Mariano Rajoy of Spain and Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey all flew to Buenos Aires straight from the G20 summit in St. Petersburg, Russia.
• "It's certainly an open race," South African IOC member Sam Ramsamy said Friday. "They all have positive and negative points. The final presentations will be crucial."
• Picking the city with the least risks shapes up as the challenge for the IOC.

Today in History
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• Today is Saturday, Sept. 7, the 250th day of 2013. There are 115 days left in the year.

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