One convention official said that the dialogue between security officials and convention organizers grew heated as the week went on.

Beyond that, he said, there is little the convention officials can do to accommodate the Congressmen.

The Bloomberg administration and convention officials have dismissed the conflicts as irrelevant to the success of the convention.

However, convention officials have asked establishments to avoid providing the news media with details, in an effort to avoid both terrorist attacks and protesters.

She received a salary for her work, convention officials said.

They scream to high heaven, or at least to high convention officials.

"They think they're supposed to be nonpartisan and just promote the city," one Democratic convention official said.

With a roster of speakers who do not always toe the party line, convention officials hope to win the network's attention.

When convention officials ruled against a county delegation committed to Willson, he withdrew from the contest.

Theirs will certainly be scripted, but convention officials are hinting that there could be a few more surprises.