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Democratic National Convention: The week ahead

August 25, 2008 @ 12:00 AM

The Associated Press

The week ahead

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TUESDAY

THEME: "Renewing America's Promise."

HEADLINE SPEAKER: New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner.

OTHERS: ; Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius; West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin; Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer; Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland.

WEDNESDAY

THEME: "Securing America's Future."

HEADLINE SPEAKER: Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware, Obama's selection as running mate.

FEATURED SPEAKERS: Former President Clinton; New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson; John Kerry of Massachusetts and Sen. Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia.

OTHERS: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada; and Florida Rep. Robert Wexler;

THURSDAY

THEME: "Change You Can Believe In"

Barack Obama accepts the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination.

 

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Gov. Ted Strickland is greeted upon his arrival to Ohio University Southern Campus on Aug. 10 in Ironton. Strickland is scheduled to address the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday in Denver.

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