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DEL.ICIO.USDenver and St. Paul: A word about security
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
By Aaron Gould Sheinin asheinin@ajc.com
St. Paul, Minn. — It’s thus far difficult to make an accurate comparison between last week’s Democratic National Convention in Denver and this week’s Republican event here, because of the impact Hurricane Gustav has had on the GOP’s party.
But even before Republicans moved to truncate Monday’s opening session, some things were clear.
Both Denver and the Twin Cities have done tremendous jobs to welcome the tens of thousands of people descending for the conventions. But there have been differences. In Denver, for example, the police presence was overwhelming. Platoons of officers in all-black riot gear were stationed across the city and were a concentrated presence at the Pepsi Center, the convention hall.
Here, it’s been a bit different. There appear to be less police, even near the Xcel Center. This is interesting, of course, given Monday’s protest that turned violent.
Maybe there were was less violence in Denver because of the police presence, or maybe it’s completely unrelated.
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