Spain's conservatives blame prime minister for Madrid's Olympic failure.

(From AP Worldstream)

Byline: DANIEL WOOLLS

As Spain nursed the pain of its failed Olympic bid, conservatives blamed one man _ the Socialist prime minister _ and a foreign policy that they said offended the United States.

They pointed to a critical moment in Wednesday's International Olympic Committee voting in Singapore: after round two, Madrid was actually on top with 32 votes, ahead of London (27), Paris (25) and New York (16). Moscow had dropped out after the first round.

Because the Big Apple finished last in the second round, it too was eliminated and the three Americans on the IOC _ barred from voting til then _ could start casting …