Mediagazer: Journalists, police working out ground rules for GOP convention in Tampa (Tampa Bay Times)

11:50 AM ET, May 30, 2012

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Journalists, police working out ground rules for GOP convention in Tampa — TAMPA — Protesters might not be the only people filling Hillsborough's jails during the Republican National Convention. Journalists could face detentions — even arrests. And though Tampa police say they're working …

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