USOC Probing Sen. Clinton, Bloomberg

NEW YORK - The U.S. Olympic Committee is reviewing possible 2012 Summer Games bidding rules violations involving Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Mayor Michael Bloomberg. <br> <br> The New York Times and Daily News reported Friday that the USOC is looking into Clinton&#39;s contact with U.S. and International Olympic Committee member Anita DeFrantz, and Bloomberg&#39;s comments last week in Greece about New York&#39;s 2012 bid. <br> <br> New York and San Francisco are the American finalists. The winner will be selected Nov. 3, with that city facing as many as a dozen international cities. The International Olympic Committee will pick the site in 2005. <br> <br> Under rules strengthened after the Salt Lake City bidding scandal, the USOC restricts contact with board members and bans cities from international promotional activities. <br> <br> Clinton spokeswoman Karen Dunn said the senator invited DeFrantz to Congress&#39; special meeting in New York on Sept. 6 at the request of Daniel Doctoroff, Bloomberg&#39;s deputy mayor for economic development and a bid organization founder. <br> <br> ``We have not been apprised of any constraints on senators when it comes to promoting their states,&#39;&#39; Dunn said. <br> <br> USOC spokesman Mike Moran told the Times that DeFrantz also spoke with Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California about San Francisco&#39;s bid.

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