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Today
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York will be the headline prime-time speaker, and former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner will deliver the keynote address tonight. Pay Equity pioneer Lilly Ledbetter also will address the convention.
Other speakers will include:
Gov. Brian Schweitzer of Montana; Gov. Deval Patrick of Massachusetts; Gov. Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas; Gov. Janet Napolitano of Arizona; Gov. Joe Manchin of West Virginia; Gov. Jim Doyle of Wisconsin; Gov. Ed Rendell of Pennsylvania; Gov. Ted Strickland of Ohio; Gov. David Paterson of New York; Gov. Chet Culver of Iowa; Sen. Bob Casey Jr. of Pennsylvania; Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont; former Secretary of Energy and Transportation Federico Peña; House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer; House Democratic Caucus Chair Rahm Emanuel; Rep. Xavier Becerra, D-Calif., assistant to the speaker of the House; and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair Chris Van Hollen, who will use his time to showcase his top candidates for change.
Also, Reps. Nydia Velázquez of New York, Linda Sánchez of California, Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin, Eleanor Holmes Norton of the District of Columbia and Michael Honda of California; California Controller John Chiang; Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards; Change to Win's Anna Burger; and AFL-CIO President John Sweeney.
Wednesday
The headline prime-time speaker will be Barack Obama's vice presidential nominee, Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware.
Featured speakers will include:
Former President Bill Clinton; former Sen. Tom Daschle; Gov. Bill Richardson; and Sens. Evan Bayh, John Kerry and Jay Rockefeller. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar, House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn of South Carolina, Rep. Robert Wexler of Florida and Chicago Mayor Richard Daley also will speak. In addition, Rep. Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania and Iraq war veteran Tammy Duckworth will lead a tribute honoring veterans, active-duty military and their families.
Thursday
On Thursday night, the Democratic National Convention Committee will throw open the doors of the convention and move to Invesco Field at Mile High so that more Americans can be a part of the fourth night as Obama accepts the Democratic nomination. Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter Jr. also will address the convention.
Source: Democratic National Convention Web site
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