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August 31, 2008 8:59 AM

Slideshow: RNC preparations

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Minnesota delegation — The floor of the Xcel Energy Center, site of the Republican National Convention, is shown August 29, 2008 in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
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CNN runners — CNN runners wait on the floor of the Xcel Energy Center in preparation for the Republican National Convention August 30, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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Minnesota delegation — The floor of the Xcel Energy Center, site of the Republican National Convention, is shown August 29, 2008 in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
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Sweeping the floor — A worker pushes a dust mop over the stage at the Xcel Energy Center ahead of the 2008 Republican National Convention August 30, 2008 in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
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