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Republi�an National Convention <br />"Living in a place that has a necklace �f c�rban lakes, a <br />passel of wonderful theater and dining, and a musical <br />iegacy that incl�rdes both the Replacements and Prir�ce, <br />Twirt Cifiiar�s have a humble sort of pride a6out w�er� <br />fii�ey live. And boy, are they friend[y, �eople �rom bo�h <br />coasts wil( ha�e to get used to �he fact tha� when clerfcs <br />ask how t[�ey are, they reaf[y want �o know." <br />(New York Times S/31/08) <br />• Mare than 45,0�0 people <br />a�tended the RNC, <br />including 1�,Q�4 media <br />members from around the <br />worfd <br />• The RNC made 8 billion <br />media impressions - the <br />equi�aler�t of a $330 million <br />ad campaign ar purchasing <br />122 Super Bawl ads <br />;�=�; �-- <br />� �.t � .. �.�R '�S� F . <br />.. : :�.. � . .. ��� �. � � <br />- � � <br />i� , "r ' �,b.:� <br />� <br />� � �'. d�: <br />� # , <br />, � <br />_ _ � �� ,� s �,c:., <br />� , �.� � � ��.,�:,� t <br />�� � -�f,�� <br />�,��z �.�. <br />- �_ � , <br />� _ ,; <br />. a <br />�. ° � '� <br />� <br />Carrie Dano�an hosted a�Let lJs Take You to <br />Funkytown" FAM in Minneapo[is for RNC media <br />reps <br />, <br />`�g ~ � <br />The �VA, along with Rosedale Center, Cafifomia <br />Pizza Ki#chen and UPS, hosted an e�ent for <br />visiting media <br />Mayor Craig Klausing poses with fiellow loca] <br />mayors at the pre-RNC Taxi Cab Wash <br />• Approxima�ely 16,000 <br />rooms in nearly �.OD <br />ho�els were boaked <br />in Minneapalis, Sain� <br />Paul, Bloomingtan <br />and the surrounding <br />s�burbs. <br />"The Cities are IucEcy to ha�e a ro�us� �nd diverse <br />business community, unlik� many neighboring <br />sfiates, which have historically been depe�dent on <br />manufact�ring and agrieultur�. But the �obs are just a <br />par� of it. Government and business also have invested <br />hea�ily in educating the ioca� population. A stror�g <br />traditior� af philan�hropy h�s made the region a cultural <br />powerho�ase:' <br />CLondon Financia[ T�m�s 8/29/q8) <br />-Page 6- <br />