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"Inviting as many as 20,000 guests to Minneapolis and St. Paul for the convention will have an incredible economic impact. People will stay in hotels. Go out to dinner. Spend money. Shop. And return home with wonderful stories to tell about Minneapolis-St. Paul."
Jeremy Hansen, spokesman for Mayor R.T. Rybak
After the Twin Cities were awarded the convention
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