Maine: National Democratic Convention

Wed, 08/27/2008 - 19:24

Allen speech: The Republican response

Video: Sen. Collins' response to Allen's speech, from the Collins campaign 

 Both the Maine Republican Party and U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Bangor) responded to U.S. Rep. Tom Allen’s (D-Portland) speech at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday.

Allen is challenging Collins for her seat this November.

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Wed, 08/27/2008 - 09:33

Allen to address DNC tonight

U.S. Rep. Tom Allen (D-Portland) is scheduled to speak at the Democratic National Convention tonight between 5 and 7 p.m. (EST). The U.S. Senate candidate is the last scheduled speaker during the time slot, which will feature the presidential nominating process, including the roll call vote.

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Wed, 08/27/2008 - 06:43

Today's convention schedule

The third day of the Democratic National Convention will be called to order at 5:00 PM EST on Wednesday, with a theme of "Securing America's Future."

The day will begin with the nominating process for President, including nominating speeches for U.S. Sens. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Barack Obama (D-Ill.), followed by a roll call vote.

The headline speaker will be vice presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.).

Mon, 08/25/2008 - 23:16

Today's convention schedule

The second day of the Democratic National Convention will be called to order at 5:00 PM EST today, with a theme of "Renewing America's Promise."  Featured speakers include Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D-Kan.), U.S. Sen. Robert Casey, Jr. (D-Pa.), Gov. Deval Patrick (D-Mass.), and Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D-Mont.). The keynote speaker will be Gov. Mark Warner (D-Va.), followed by the headline prime-time speaker, U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.).