Super Dome instantly became New Orleans' most recognized symbol of despair.

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And his career changed with one hit in the Seattle Super Dome, when the Raiders were in the late stages of losing to the Sea Hawks.

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The biggest broadcast event of the year was suddenly jolted by silence and darkness when a portion of the Super Dome in New Orleans lost power early in the game's second half.

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Once mocked as the "Ain'ts" -- it took the Saints more than four decades to reach the Super Bowl -- the history of the team and its stadium, the imposing Super Dome, is inextricably linked with the city's emotions.

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Mercedes-Benz has left no camera angle to chance in its attempt to ensure saturation coverage of its sponsorship of the Super Dome and its embrace of the Big Easy that has included using the city as the location for the Super Bowl ad for the CLA Class.

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In the 13 years following a non-dome Super Bowl the average return is up 15 percent .

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Mr Anschutz is bidding for a licence to build the UK's first and only super-casino at the Millennium Dome - a project which Mr Prescott's department was involved with.

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