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The Boston Globe - Dec 98, 2007
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/12/08/pauls_campaign_blimp_will_be_coming_to_boston/

Paul's campaign blimp will be coming to Boston

To say Ron Paul and his supporters have been waging an unconventional
campaign for president would be an understatement.

And now, they are planning another first - a blimp.

That's right, an airship with Paul's name on the side will, if all goes
as planned, tool around New Hampshire leading up to the Jan. 8
Republican primary.

Organizers said on their website yesterday that they have raised the
initial $200,000 to launch the blimp on Monday in Elizabeth City, N.C.
They aim to raise $350,000 total by Dec. 21 to keep it in the air
through the primary.

The plan for the "Ron Paul Blimp Tour" calls for the blimp to star in
rallies in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday and in New York City on
Wednesday and Thursday, before arriving in Boston on Friday after
flying over Worcester. The blimp is to appear at a rally in Boston next
Saturday, then play a key role in a fund-raising event the day after
timed with the Boston Tea Party: Tea is to be dumped from the blimp
into Boston Harbor. The first rally in New Hampshire is scheduled for
Dec. 18.

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