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Article: MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL NAMED FINALIST FOR 2008 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- May 26, 2006
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The office of the Minneapolis Mayor issued the following press release:
Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak and Saint Paul Mayor Chris Coleman announced today that their joint bid to host the 2008 Democratic National Convention has made the short list of finalists. The news was announced today at a press conference overlooking the Mississippi River from the bridge of the beautiful new Guthrie Theater and included officials from both cities and both political parties.
Minneapolis-Saint Paul is one of four cites to make the final list for the Democratic convention, which would likely bring more than 17,000 people to the area. Other finalist cities vying for the Democratic convention include New ...