Sun
Aug 24 2008
06:15 pm
By: R. Neal
Convention Co-Chairs Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Texas State Senator Leticia Van de Putte, and Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin officially kick off Convention week.
I barely made it over for the end. Here's a YouTube video of Speaker Pelosi wrapping up the press conference with remarks about the upcoming election. (Apologies for the poor quality.)
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