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REPORT HAS POHLAD EYEING INVESTMENT FIRM FOR TEAM SALE

          Twins Owner Carl Pohlad is considering hiring an
     investment banking firm to handle potential offers for the
     team, according to Sid Hartman of the Minneapolis STAR
     TRIBUNE.  Hartman wrote "it would not be a surprise" if the
     Twins announce this week that "while the club isn't
     officially for sale, the Pohlads are willing to listen to
     bids" (Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE, 7/12).
          LOBBYING STRATEGY: With a legislative stadium task
     force to convene next week and a special legislative session
     two months away, "proponents of a publicly funded Twins
     ballpark are changing their strategy," according to Jay
     Weiner of the Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE.  Stadium booster
     organization Minnesota Wins Chair Robert Dayton: "We're
     going to take on more responsibility; we're going to be more
     aggressive."  Previous pro-stadium lobbying efforts, "mostly
     led by the Twins and not Wins -- got poor grades from
     Capitol observers."  Minnesota Wins has since hired Larry
     Redmond, a noted state lobbyist.  Minnesota Wins execs are
     "considering" a TV ad "blitz" before September's special
     session, "while keeping an eye on potential backlash against
     spending $1 million to promote a $350 million to $500
     million publicly funded facility" (STAR TRIBUNE, 7/14).

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