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Boston Mayor Says Democrats Responsible for Convention Overruns.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, June, 2004
By Rick Klein, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Jun. 17--Mayor Thomas M. Menino said yesterday he will make sure that city taxpayers don't have to cover cost overruns at the Democratic National Convention, saying that he believes decisions made by the national Democratic Party are responsible for the fact that construction and production costs have ballooned.
Menino said the convention show is being designed by the Democratic National Committee and Senator John F. Kerry's campaign, not the local host committee the mayor leads. Since their decisions for more expensive staging and production are adding to the convention's budget, he said an estimated $5 million in additional costs should be paid with funds raised by Kerry and...
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