Aug 20, 2008 4:51 am US/Mountain
Rhode Island Sen. Reed, Daschle To Speak To Dems
DENVER (AP) ―
Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed, a defense expert who's been mentioned as a possible running mate for Barack Obama, will speak at the Democratic National Convention next week.
Organizers said Tuesday that Reed will speak Wednesday night, when the theme is "Securing America's Future." Also speaking that night are former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota and Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, the presidential Democratic candidate in 2004.
Nancy Keenan, president of the abortion-rights group NARAL Pro-Choice America, and Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood of America, will also speak at the convention.
Other speakers announced Tuesday include former President Carter, AFL-CIO President John Sweeney, Miami Mayor Manny Diaz, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy, West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin, Iowa Gov. Chet Culver and Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle.
Details of the program for the convention's final night on Aug. 28 haven't been announced.
Obama will give his acceptance that night at Invesco Field at Mile High, the 75,000-seat stadium where the Denver Broncos play.
The theme is "Change You Can Believe In," and Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter has been announced as one of the night's speakers.
Speakers for the first three days of the Democratic National Convention in Denver, listed by the convention committee on Tuesday: MONDAY Headline prime-time speaker: Michelle Obama.
Others include House Speaker Nancy Pelosi; former President Carter; Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill; Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar; Maya Soetero-Ng, Barack Obama's sister; Craig Robinson, Michelle Obama's older brother; Jerry Kellman, Barack Obama mentor and friend; Illinois Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.; former Indiana Rep. Lee Hamilton; Tom Balanoff, president of the Illinois Service Employees International Union; Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America; Reg Weaver, president of the National Education Association; Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers; Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan; Illinois State Comptroller Dan Hynes; Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulis; Chicago City Clerk Miguel del Valle; Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper; and Miami Mayor Manny Diaz. Monday also features a tribute to Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy.
Theme: "One Nation"
TUESDAY Headline prime-time speaker: Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Keynote address: former Virginia Governor Mark Warner.
Others include Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy; Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey Jr.; House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer; House Democratic Caucus Chair Rahm Emanuel; California Reps. Xavier Becerra, Linda Sanchez and Mike Honda; New York Rep. Nydia Velazquez; Wisconsin Rep. Tammy Baldwin; District of Columbia Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton; Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius; West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin; Iowa Gov. Chet Culver; Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle; Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer; Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick; Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano; Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell; Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland; New York Gov. David Paterson; Federico Pena, former secretary of energy and transportation and former Denver mayor; California State Controller John Chiang; Anna Burger, chairwoman of Change to Win; AFL-CIO President John Sweeney; Planned Parenthood of America President Cecile Richards; Chris Van Hollen, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chairman; and Lilly Ledbetter, who took a pay-equity case to the Supreme Court.
Theme: "Renewing America's Promise."
WEDNESDAY Headline prime-time speaker: Obama's still-to-be-named vice presidential nominee.
Featured speakers include Former President Clinton; former Sen. Majority Leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota; New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson; Sens. Evan Bayh of Indiana, Joe Biden of Delaware, John Kerry of Massachusetts and Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia.
Others include Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada; Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed; Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar; House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn of South Carolina; Florida Rep. Robert Wexler; and Chicago Mayor Richard Daley. Pennsylvania Rep. Patrick Murphy and Iraq war veteran Tammy Duckworth will lead a tribute to active-duty military personnel and their families.
Theme: "Securing America's Future."
Additional Resources 
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Democratic National Convention section.
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