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Who's Speaking At DNC?

UPDATED: 9:55 am HST August 28, 2008

Monday, Aug. 25 -- Theme: One Nation
Prime-Time Speaker -- Michelle Obama

Featured Speakers:
  • Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi
  • Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri
  • Barack Obama's sister Maya Soetero-Ng and Craig Robinson, Michelle Obama's older brother
  • Jerry Kellman, mentor and long-time friend of Barack Obama
  • Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr.
  • Former Indiana Rep. Lee Hamilton
  • Tom Balanoff, president of Illinois SEIU
  • Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America
  • NEA President Reg Weaver
  • AFT President Randi Weingarten
  • Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan
  • State Comptroller Dan Hynes
  • Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulis
  • Chicago City Clerk Miguel del Valle
  • Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper
  • DNC: More Detailed Schedule
  • Tuesday, Aug. 26 -- Theme: Renewing America's Promise
    Prime-Time Speaker: Sen. Hillary Clinton
    Keynote speaker: former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner

    Featured Speakers:
    • Pay Equity pioneer Lilly Ledbetter
    • 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 Pe?a
    • House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer
    • House Democratic Caucus Chair Rahm Emanuel
    • Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Assistant to the Speaker of the House
    • Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) Chair Chris Van Hollen
    • Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-NY)
    • Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA)
    • Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
    • Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
    • Rep. Mike Honda (D-CA)
    • California Controller John Chiang
    • Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards
    • Change To Win's Anna Burger
    • AFL-CIO President John Sweeney
  • DNC: More Detailed Schedule
  • Wednesday, Aug. 27 -- Theme: Securing America's Future Prime-Time Speaker: Barack Obama's Vice Presidential Nominee

    Featured Speakers:
    • Former President Bill Clinton
    • Former Senator Tom Daschle
    • Gov. Bill Richardson
    • Sen. Evan Bayh
    • Sen. Joe Biden
    • Sen. John Kerry
    • Sen. Jay Rockefeller
    • Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
    • Sen. Ken Salazar
    • House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn
    • Rep. Robert Wexler
    • Chicago Mayor Richard Daley
    • Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-PA)
    • Iraq War veteran Tammy Duckworth
  • DNC: More Detailed Schedule
  • Thursday, Aug. 28 -- Theme: Change You Can Believe In
    Prime-Time Speaker: Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama

    Featured Speaker:
    • Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter
  • DNC: More Detailed Schedule
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