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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Salt Lake City has been selected as one of four finalists to host the 2012 Republican National Convention.
The Salt Lake Tribune today reported that the Salt Lake bid committee was notified of the decision in an e-mail sent late Friday.
Committee Chairman Jeff Hartley says the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake showed the city can successfully host such a large gathering.
Salt Lake will play host to a Republican National Committee team in the spring that will review the site. The RNC is expected to make a final pick by early May.
A GOP committee met in Hawaii on Friday to narrow the field to four cities.
It was not immediately known what other cities were selected as finalists.
Salt Lake was among about a dozen cities invited to bid.
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Information from: The Salt Lake Tribune
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