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PITTSBURGH – Last night, visiting dignitaries arrived at the G-20 summit in this former steel capital of the world, which is hoping to use the international stage to showcase its revitalization as a 21st Century economy.
But fears about protesters forced hundreds of local businesses to board up their windows, giving the city’s downtown a blighted appearance suggesting advanced urban decay.
Several world leaders riding through downtown on their way to hotels conferred and announced they would sponsor a benefit concert to save Pittsburgh. Bono agreed to host the fundraiser, which will be held in the spring of 2010 “somewhere other than Pittsburgh.”
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