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Press Shut Out from Tea Party

Behind Closed Doors

No access to convention next month.

The First National Tea Party Convention in Nashville from February 4 through 6 will be closed to the press except for a small number of “selected” journalists. The restrictions apply to speeches by Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann. While organizers will help press set up interviews with some speakers, Palin will not be available. Organizers are setting up two unspecified events that the press can cover.

Read it at Minneapolis Star-Tribune

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