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A firm hand at the helm of Democrats’ convention

N.C. locale a test for local operative

By Christopher Rowland

 |  Globe Staff  

  May 19, 2012

From overcoming fundraising problems and soothing angry unions to selecting the official barbecue sauce, Democratic National Convention chief executive Stephen J. Kerrigan, a Massachusetts resident who was a longtime aide to the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy, must attend to thousands of details before the digital clock on his wall counts down to zero - signaling the moment on Sept. 6 when President Obama accepts the Democrats’ renomination for president in Bank of America Stadium.

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