FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, August 14, 2008
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CONTACT:
Jenni Engebretsen - DNCC
Jenny Backus - OFA
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THE
2008 CONVENTION:
Wednesday
August 27th- Securing America’s Future
Tribute to Veterans, Active Duty Military & Military Families
DENVER – The Democratic
National Convention Committee (DNCC) and the Obama for
America Campaign announced today speakers and programmatic elements for
the third night of the 2008 Democratic National Convention.
Wednesday’s program – Securing America’s Future – will feature the
voices of Americans who share Barack Obama’s vision of making America
stronger and safer.
The
headline prime-time speaker on Wednesday will be Barack Obama’s Vice
Presidential Nominee.
Barack
Obama offers a new, tough foreign policy approach that is neither
Republican nor Democratic. Obama will implement a strong, smart
American foreign policy that makes us more secure at home and advances
our interests in the world by ending the war in Iraq responsibly and
focusing on the threats of the 21st century - al Qaeda, nuclear
weapons, and energy security.
Former
President Bill Clinton will speak on
Barack Obama’s commitment to a stronger and safer America, as well as
the history of Democrats making positive change in the lives of all
Americans.
Governor
Bill Richardson and Senators Evan Bayh, Joe Biden and Jay Rockefeller will echo Obama’s
call for a new direction in national security and outline his policies
and plans to secure America’s future.
One of
the greatest security challenges facing the country today is
reducing our dependence on oil, especially from foreign sources. Senate Majority
Leader Harry Reid will discuss Barack Obama’s plans to make
America more secure by investing in smart energy policies.
Senator
Ken Salazar, the Convention’s
home state Senator, and House Majority Whip
James E. Clyburn
will also speak as
part of the Securing America’s Future program.
A
bedrock component of Obama’s national security plan is increasing our
support to active duty military, veterans and military families. Representative
Patrick Murphy (D-PA) and Iraq War veteran
Tammy Duckworth will lead a tribute
honoring those who give so much to secure our nation’s future.