Photo: #As Republican National Convention delegates line up to enter the Xcel Energy Center, vendors try to sell them buttons, T-shirts, and other merchandise.

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Outside the Xcel, vendors hope to make a sale

September 3, 2008

It's not only delegates traveling to St. Paul this week for the Republican National Convention. Vendors from around the country have gathered in St. Paul, standing at the entrances to events, in hopes of selling their wares.

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