RALLY PROMOTES NYC'S BID FOR 2012 OLYMPICS

Singer Ben Vereen, left, joins Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, second left, and New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, right, for a send-off rally for NYC 2012 delegates, who are heading to Singapore for the International Olympic Committee's vote on who will host the 2012 games,on June 28, 2005 in New York City. Bloomberg, along with boxing great Muhammad Ali and other local officials, will be part of the delegation. (UPI Photo/Monika Graff)