| P2008 Calendar. Highlights on the Road to the White House |
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| Fri. Aug. 1 | DNC Platform Drafting Committee holds national hearing in Cleveland, OH. > |
| Sat. Aug. 2 | DNC Platform Drafting Committee meets and drafts the Democratic Platform. |
| Sun. Aug. 3 | DNC Platform Drafting Committee meets and drafts the Democratic Platform. |
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| Fri. Aug. 8 | Beijing 2008 Olympic Games begin, Aug. 08-24, 2008. > |
| Sat. Aug. 9 | Full DNC Platform
Committee meets and recommends adoption of the platform in Pittsburgh, PA. >
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| Sat. Aug. 16 | Saddleback Civil Forum on the Presidency at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, CA. > |
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| Sat. Aug. 23 | -Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) announces Sen. Joe Biden
(D-DE) as his running mate in an early morning text message and e-mail
and introduces him at an afternoon rally in
front of the Old State Capitol in Springfield, IL. (text
message and e-mail, transcript,
reactions) -Democratic National Convention Rules Committee meeting at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, CO. |
| Sun. Aug. 24 | Beijing 2008 Olympic Games end, Aug.
08-24, 2008. -Democratic National Convention Credentials Committee meeting at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, CO. |
| Mon. Aug. 25 | Democratic
National Convention in Denver, CO. |
| Tues. Aug. 26 | Democratic National
Convention in Denver, CO. -RNC Convention Committee on Resolutions (“Platform Committee”) Meeting at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, MN. |
| Wed. Aug. 27 | Democratic National
Convention in Denver, CO. -RNC Convention Platform Committee Meeting and RNC Standing Committee on Rules Meeting at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, MN. |
| Thurs. Aug. 28 | Democratic National
Convention in Denver, CO. -RNC Summer Meeting at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis in Minneapolis, MN. |
| Fri. Aug. 29 | -Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) announces Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) as
his running mate at a rally in Dayton, OH. (press
release, reactions) -RNC Convention Committee on Rules and Order of Business Meeting and RNC Convention Committee on Credentials Meeting at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, MN. |
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