Christine Todd Whitman of New Jersey, Pete Wilson of California and George Pataki of New York have threatened a fight on the convention floor if necessary to change the plank to make the party platform more acceptable to moderate voters.

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Industry executives are gathering this week in New York at the Newspaper Association of America's annual convention.

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"We expect the vast majority of demonstrators who come to New York during the convention to be peaceful and law-abiding, " he said.

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Meanwhile, the secretary of the convention carried the original to New York to present it to Congress, which met, at the time, at City Hall.

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"They have turned the park into a convention center, " Geoffrey Croft, president of New York City Parks Advocates, said at a rally in Damrosch Park on Tuesday.

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"This is the time for America to see Governor Palin like we saw her at the convention, " said former GOP Rep. Susan Molinari of New York.

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Last weekend more than 115, 000 people visited the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan for New York Comic Con, a four day celebration of science fiction, fantasy, gaming and all kinds of geek entertainment.

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Mayor Bloomberg, Governor Pataki, all of you that worked so hard in bringing this convention to New York, our president and the party that decided they'd have it here, above and beyond everything else, it's a statement, it's a strong statement that New York City and America are open for business, and we are stronger than ever.

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New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said the police department has been aware of a potential threat to the Republican National Convention and continues to take precautions.

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