As of Thursday, any remnant that some 17,000 people had crammed into Library Mall Tuesday night waving “Badgers for Obama” signs, eating paper-wrapped brats and screaming wildly, was nearly gone. All that is left is settling the bill. The Democratic National Committee, which organized President Barack Obama?s rally, agreed to pay UW-Madison $10,500 for renting the space. That included 11 police officers, electricians, mechanics and groundskeepers, a green room and six VIP parking passes. But the university is still tallying any additional, reimbursable costs.
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