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Selected Events 2004

Presidential Elections Celebrated at Leipzig Local Broadcasting Station
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More than 500 guests from the Leipzig Consular district –among them Saxony Economics Minister Gillo, Leipzig Lord Mayor Tiefensee, state parliamentarians, business and academic representatives – flocked to the headquarter of Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR) on November 2 to celebrate election night with the Leipzig Consulate General. The event on the 13th floor of regional public broadcaster MDR provided – aside from of a stunning view over the city – entertainment and substance including Dixieland music, a re-enactment of the Boston Tea Party by a local high school drama group, a video presentation about a recent U.S. trip by Leipzig university students, food, drinks, and a quiz.
MDR technical capability allowed to flood the ballroom area with large –screen CNN, Internet presentations and German reporting as the evening wore on. In addition, the wait for incoming results was shortened by a panel discussion with U.S. Fulbright Professor Crister Garrett and political scientist Herbert Sirois, who answered questions by Consul General Fletcher Burton.

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Musical Entertainment Provided by the 'Happy Swing Band'.
Musical Entertainment provided by the "Happy Swing Band".		Princesses of Lions - Lady Cheerleaders of the Leipzig Lions Football Team.
The "Princesses of Lions", the Lady cheerleaders of the Leipzig Lions Football team deliver their performance.		'The Daughters of Liberty' Reenact the Boston Tea Party.
"The Daughters of Liberty" aka "Sister Act", the English Drama Group of the Friedrich-Schiller-Gymnasium Leipzig, reenact the Boston Tea Party.

Consul General Fletcher M. Burton (center) and Lord Mayor of Leipzig, Wolfgang Tiefensee (left).
Consul General Fletcher M. Burton (center) and Lord Mayor of Leipzig, Wolfgang Tiefensee (left).		Panel Discussion Participants (from left): Dr. Herbert Sirois, Erlangen University; U.S. Consul General Fletcher Burton; Professor Christer Garrett, Leipzig University).
Dr. Herbert Sirois, Erlangen University, U.S. Consul General Fletcher Burton as moderator and Professor Christer Garrett, Leipzig University(from left) participate in a panel discussion on: America at the Crossroads - Bush or Kerry?		Consul General Burton and Winner of the Election Quiz.
U.S. Consul General Fletcher M. Burton presents the first prize to the winner of the Election Quiz. The prize is the chance to meet the Consul General over a cosy dinner.

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