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DENVER
Aug. 25-28
During next month’s convention, “a string of electronic eyes will be tuned in to any problems,” The Denver Channel.com reports. The new surveillance cameras will expand the existing High Activity Location Observation system (known as HALO) already in use.
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ST. PAUL
Sept. 1-4
The multimillion-dollar question: What’s the likely economic impact of the GOP convention for the Twin Cities area? The answer is far from clear, but the Star Tribune’s Fixit columnist Karen Youso runs through some of the key calculations (and complications) in arriving at a solid figure.
