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[Part of a continuing story here at The UpTake about the development of the 2008 RNC]
What happens when cities with Democratic administrations host Republican conventions? Will they work as hard to be gracious hosts as they would if the Democrats were coming to town? And what about planning for all those protesters? Minneapolis Democratic mayor R.T. Rybak describes a phone call that took place in the days just before the Republicans awarded the convention to Saint Paul and Minneapolis.
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