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History will be made in Tampa next week. Wet or dry.
If you're unsure of that, I suspect you'll hear about it from some of the 15,000 journalists -- 15,000! -- credentialed to roam Tampa Bay to chronicle the deeds and delights of the Republican National Convention.
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