Supposedly the University is spending 4 million for the honor of hosting the debates. Now I know where all the grant overhead is going
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Banner on the Veale rec center:
Various lamp post banners:
Things were still pretty sparse on Friday:
This morning, all the the satellite trucks showed up:
It looks like the AIDS protestors also showed up as well. You can see CASE security laying down the hammer on them and making the relocate:
The ABC News Vote 2004 bus:
I went up to the Veale center parking deck, which overlooks the area. Alas, I couldn't find any sniper perches today:
Firing up the diesel generators:
Unfortunately, I could get no further without any credentials:
Here's a view of the media stage from the parking deck:
Closer view of the media stage:
More of the mdia stage:
Some of the local news trucks:
More tomorrow...