Russia's Sochi city bids for 2014 Winter Olympics

A woman stares out of a car window in front of an unfinished hotel in Russia's Black Sea coastal city of Sochi. ..The resort, perched on the foot of snow-capped mountains, is bidding to host the 2014 Winter Olympics. Billions of dollars are poured in to the area, creating a construction boom.

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A woman stares out of a car window in front of an unfinished hotel in Russia's Black Sea coastal city of Sochi. ..The resort, perched on the foot of snow-capped mountains, is bidding to host the 2014 Winter Olympics. Billions of dollars are poured in to the area, creating a construction boom.