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Democrat National Convention (view source)
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An unusual phenomenon had recently appeared on Craigslist's Denver Web site. Sex-wanted ads spiked 80% the week which happens to coincide with the Democratic National Convention. Tens of thousands of people had arrived for the convention. Those convention days showed the week-over-week jump in sex ads. Monday increased 77 percent over the average of earlier in the month; Tuesday increased 69 percent; Wednesday's increase was 74 percent. <ref>[http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10028213-38.html Sex ads on Denver Craigslist spike with Democrats' arrival] CNET News, August 28, 2008</ref>
An unusual phenomenon had recently appeared on Craigslist's Denver Web site. Sex-wanted ads spiked 80% the week which happens to coincide with the Democratic National Convention. Tens of thousands of people had arrived for the convention. Those convention days showed the week-over-week jump in sex ads. Monday increased 77 percent over the average of earlier in the month; Tuesday increased 69 percent; Wednesday's increase was 74 percent. <ref>[http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10028213-38.html Sex ads on Denver Craigslist spike with Democrats' arrival] CNET News, August 28, 2008</ref>
==2012==
The 2012 convention is scheduled to held in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Democrat Party will be receiving $50 million in grant grant from the [[federal government]] for convention security. <ref>{{cite news|last=Harrison|first=Steve|title=N.C. Police Won't Talk About $25M In Equipment For DNC|url=http://www.officer.com/news/10618596/nc-police-wont-talk-about-25m-in-equipment-for-dnc}}</ref>
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