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International Olympic Committee member Samih Moudallal, of Syria, waits for the IOC's general assembly to convene on its first day at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, second from left, opens the IOC's general assembly at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, front row center right, poses for a photo with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, center left, and IOC members at a welcoming event ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rus Hotel, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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International Olympic Committee member Princess Anne of Great Britain, left, greets Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, IOC President Thomas Bach, second from right, and Sochi 2014 Olympics President Dmitry Chernyshenko, left, at an event welcoming IOC members ahead of the upcoming 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rus Hotel, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David Goldman, Pool)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at the opening of the 126th session of the International Olympic Committee, at the Zimny Theater, ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, center, pose with International Olympic Committee members at an event welcoming IOC members ahead of the upcoming 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rus Hotel, in Sochi, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, meets with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach ahead of the upcoming 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, talks with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, at a welcoming event for IOC members ahead of the upcoming 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rus Hotel, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David Goldman, Pool)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, greets International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach at an event welcoming IOC members ahead of the upcoming 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rus Hotel, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, greets International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach at an event welcoming IOC members ahead of the upcoming 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rus Hotel, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David Goldman, Pool)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach greet IOC members at a welcoming event ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rus Hotel, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David Goldman, Pool)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, greets International Olympic Committee members Habu Ahmed Gumel, right, and executive board member Sergei Bubka, left, at a welcoming event ahead of the upcoming 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rus Hotel, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David Goldman, Pool)