(Pittsburgh) is a Democratic city, but it's in arguably the most swing of swing states out there. It's an important battleground state. That said, I don't know if that's part of the consideration.

This is like a Super Bowl coming to your city. Certainly, it takes a lot of time and effort to do it.

It is disappointing to see Granite State Democrats leveling these outrageous allegations. Unfortunately this is just politics as usual for the Democrats.

We had such a successful convention in 2000, we knew Philadelphia could handle it.

While Lynn Swann is traveling the state talking with Pennsylvanians about lowering the tax burden and creating jobs, Ed Rendell is soliciting contributions from Washington special interests. The Republican Party strongly stands behind Lynn Swann, and we are honored by the opportunity to help his historic candidacy.

In other parts of the country, it's important to elect Jerry Kilgore.

We have procedures in place to make sure we're following FEC regulations, and we've always done that. We're doing all we can do to ensure these donations are given appropriately.

This is a very inclusive process. No city has been counted out at this point.