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          Although MN-based Northwest Airlines would be a "likely
     candidate" to have an interest in acquiring naming rights to
     a new Twins ballpark, an airline spokesperson said the
     company prefers "to put our name on things that move and
     fly" (Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE, 10/16)...Prince George's
     (MD) County execs broke ground on a new $31M, sports complex
     near the Redskins' Jack Kent Cooke Stadium (WASHINGTON POST,
     10/16)....A 100-acre site on the UConn campus "is emerging
     as the preferred location" for the school's new 35,000-seat
     stadium.  The proposed $107M stadium would include 24 suites
     and 800 club seats (HARTFORD COURANT, 10/15)....In Boston,
     87 ushers at the FleetCenter voted to authorize a strike if
     the FleetCenter "persists in promoting a contract" that
     allows new hires to work at top events such as Bruins and
     Celtics games.  Should the strike occur, fans at the games
     "may be ushered to seats ... by top managers" (Diane Lewis,
     BOSTON GLOBE, 10/15).

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