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THE 44TH NATIONAL CONVENTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY WILL NOW COME TO ORDER. WE WELCOME OUR DELEGATES ALTERNATES, REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NEWS MEDIA,...
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THE AMERICAN PEOPLE TO OUR DELIBERATIONS. OUR TASK DURING THE NEXT FOUR DAYS IS TO DEMONSTRATE TO ALL AMERICANS THAT WITH JOHN KERRY AND JOHN EDWARDS...
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GOOD AFTERNOON. AS VICAR OF THE OLD NORTH CHURCH MUCH TO WELCOME TO YOU BOSTON AND INVITE EACH OF TO YOU TAKE A SHORT WALK AROUND THE CORNER TO VISIT...
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TWO LANTERNS IN OUR SPEEPLE YOU MAY BE GATHERED THIS WEEK TO NOMINATE TONY BLAIR INSTEAD OF JOHN KERRY. YOU ALL KNOW OF THE HEROIC RIDE OF PAUL REFUSE...
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HONOR GUARD, HALT. LEFT FACE. HALT TO YOUR COLORS. . THE HONOR GUARD IS READY, SIR. >> VERY WELL,
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SIR. PRESENT ARMS. >> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PLEASE WELCOME COMBAT VETERAN AND PENNSYLVANIA STATE REPRESENTATIVE...
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WHEATLEY. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE
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FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE FACE UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR
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ALL. >> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE WELCOME 17-YEAR-OLD ROB INCHAVEZ OF NEW MEXICO, MRS. TEEN NEW MEXICO, TO SING OUR NATIONAL ANTHEM. >> (music)
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OH SAY CAN YOU SEE BY THE DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT WHAT SO PROUDLY WE HAILED AT THE TWILIGHT'S LAST GLEAMING
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WHOSE BROAD STRIPES AND BRIGHT STARS THROUGH THE PERILOUS FIGHT O'ER THE RAMPARTS WE WATCHED WERE SO GALLANTLY STREAMING AND THE ROCKETS' RED GLARE,...
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ATLANTA, GEORGIA. SHIRLEY FRANKLIN, THE HONORABLE UNITED STATES NOR FROM THE GREAT STATE OF MICHIGAN, DEBBIE STABENOW, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE...
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CONVENTION WITH SUCH AN ENTHUSIASTIC GROUP OF HARD-WORKING DEMOCRATS, INCLUDING MY COLLEAGUES ASCO CHAIRS. I'M PROUD TO ENDORSE THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE....
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SENATOR STABENOW AND CONGRESSMAN MENENDEZ. IT IS AN ESPECIAL HONOR TO NOMINATE THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, SENATOR JOHN KERRY. ON SATURDAY...
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YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. BEFORE I MOVE ADOPTION OF THE REPORT LET MAY SPEAK FROM MY
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HEART ABOUT THIS GREAT UNDERTAKING TO ELECT JOHN KERRY AS OUR NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. MY FAMILY FLED
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CUBA FOR THIS THE GREATEST DEMOCRACY IN THE WORLD, SEEKING OPPORTUNITY, FREEDOM AND HOPE. TODAY I, THE PROUD SON OF THOSE CUBAN IMMIGRANTS, HAVE THE...
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SAYA. >>A. >> ALL OPPOSED? THE AYE A'S HAVE IT. THE REPORT
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ON THE COMMITTEE
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ON CREDENTIALS IS HEREBY ADOPTED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MAYOR FRANKLIN, SENATOR STABENOW REPRESENTATIVE MENENDEZ. THE
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RULES OF THE CONVENTION ALLOW THE
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CHAIR CHAIR TO APOINT OTHER SUCH OFFICERS TO ASSIST IN THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF THE CONVENTION'S PROCEEDINGS. IT IS NOW MY GREAT HONOR TO ANNOUNCE THE...
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PARTY IN AMERICA. WHEN THE RULES COMMITTEE MET IN BOSTON SUNDAY, YESTERDAY, IT REVIEWED THE CONVENTION'S AGENDA AND PROCEDURAL RULES. THESE ITEMS ARE...
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CHAIR. LAST YEAR IN A SHOW OF UNITY CONSENSUS GOVERNOR RICHARDSON WAS RECOMMENDED FOR THIS POST BY ALL 10 DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT. WITH...
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THE QUESTIONS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RULES COMMITTEE REPORT IS ADOPTED. I THANK THE RULES COMMITTEE MEMBERS...
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MCAULIFFE. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I'M VERY PROUD TO BE PARLIAMENTARIAN OF THIS CONVENTION. AS SUCH IT IS MY DUTY TO ADVISE THE CHAIR ON THE ISSUES...
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THE BALLOT. WILL YOU PLEASE NOW WELCOME OUR TREASURER. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, AND HELLO DEMOCRATS. YOU KNOW, I WRITE BOOKS ABOUT MONEY. SO...
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WAY IT CAN BE. BUT IS IT THAT WAY NOW? IF YOU'RE LIKE MY FRIEND WHO GETS $3.2 MILLION IN DIVIDENDS FROM A STOCK HE INHERITED YOU'RE SAVING $800,000...
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THANK YOU, TERRY. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, EVERY YEAR THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES COMES BEFORE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND GIVES HIS REPORT ON THE STATE...
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REPORT ON THE BUSINESS OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, THE STATE OF OUR UNION IS BETTER THAN EVER. WE ARE SENDING JOHN KERRY TO THE WHITE HOUSE. THANKS TO CHAIRMAN...
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CONVENTION. >> THANK YOU, TERRY. AND THANK YOU FOR THE HONOR OF ALLOWING ME TO SERVE AS YOUR SECRETARY. WELCOME TO THIS GREAT CONVENTION WHERE WE WILL...
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YOU REPRESENT AMERICA. EVERY BACKGROUND, NEIGHBORHOOD, HOPE AND ASPIRATION. AND YOU WORK EVERY DAY TO MAKE OUR COUNTRY A BETTER, STRONGER, HAPPIER...
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HELLO, FELLOW DELEGATES. WHAT AN HONOR IT IS TO BE HERE TODAY. FOR SOMEONE LIKE ME IT'S A DREAM COME TRUE. I'M THE CHILD OF COTTON SHARECROPPERS IN...
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YEARS OLD. MY HOPE WAS TO GET A JOB AS A DEPARTMENT STORE CLERK. BUT THEN I WENT TO WORK FOR THE UNION MOVEMENT AND MY LIFE HAS NEVER BEEN THE SAME....
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MY FELLOW DEMOCRATS! WE'RE HERE THIS WEEK TO NOMINATE A TEAM, A TEAM THAT WILL BUILD A STRONGER AMERICA, AN AMERICA THAT'S SAFER AND MORE SECURE, AN...
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A RIGHT FOR ALL AND NOT A PRIVILEGE. AN AMERICA WHERE OUR CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS ARE PROTECTED AND OUR CIVIL LIBERTIES DEFENDED. THAT'S THE AMERICA WE WANT...
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I COME TO BOSTON AS A PROUD DEMOCRAT FROM CALIFORNIA AND AS A VICE CHAIR OF YOUR PARTY AS WELL AS A COUNTY SUPERVISOR REPRESENTING TWO MILLION WORKING...
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HOUSE. WHEN OUR PARTY WAS IN THE WHITE HOUSE, I COULD COUNT ON A PRESIDENT TO CHALLENGE THE CONGRESS ON THE ISSUES OF HEALTH CARE. I COULD COUNT...
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I'M HERE TO REPRESENT ALL OF OUR STATE PARTIES, BUT I'M PARTICULARLY PROUD OF MY OWN MICHIGAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY. WE MEET TOGETHER WITH AMERICA STANDING...
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BE MORE DRAMATIC AND THE CONSEQUENCES FOR THE FUTURE NEVER MORE IMPORTANT. THE INSTITUTION THAT WILL DETERMINE THE BATTLE FOR THE HEART AND SOUL AND...
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DECADES AS A STAFF ASSISTANT TO THE LATE HUBERT H. HUMPHREY, TO THE MEMBER OF CONGRESS FROM THE GREAT STATE OF NEW MEXICO TO AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED...
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YOU. [SPEAKING IN SPANISH] THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I AM PLEASED TO BE THE PERMANENT CHAIRMAN OF THE CONVENTION THAT WILL NOMINATE JOHN KERRY AND JOHN...
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ITS INNER STRENGTH, AND TO SET IT ON A NEW COURSE. THE COUNTRY CALLS US AS IT CALLED ON THOSE MANY PATRIOTS WHO WERE OUR FORBEARS TO BUILD A GOOD SOCIETY...
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. IT IS MY PRIVILEGE TO ADDRESS YOU AS THE CO-CHAIR OF THE PLATFORM COMMITTEE. THIS IS THE FIRST NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM...
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THE DANGEROUS TURMOIL IN RUSSIA AND EASTERN EUROPE AFTER THE SOVIET UNION DISINTEGRATED. BUT I HAVE NEVER -- I HAVE NEVER BEEN AS WORRIED ABOUT THE MANAGEMENT...
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IN MY HOME CITY OF LOS ANGELES, 2.5 MILLION CONTAINERS PASS THROUGH OUR PORT EVERY DAY YET ONLY A FRACTION IS INSPECTED FOR NUCLEAR OR OTHER DANGEROUS...
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AND SHENL HERITAGE, AND UNWILLING TO WITNESS OR PERMIT THE SLOW UNDOING OF THOSE HUMAN RIGHTS TO WHICH THIS NATION HAS ALWAYS BEEN COMMITTED, AND TO...
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HONORED TO SHARE WITH YOU A STORY ABOUT PEOPLE I LOVE, A CITY I TREASURE, AND A COUNTRY I CHERISH. I WAS BORN ON THE EAST SIDE OF LOS ANGELES. [CHEERING]...
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GATEWAY OF THE CITY OF THE ANGELS, WHERE IMMIGRANTS FIRST CAME TO LIVE OUT THEIR HOPES AND DREAMS IN THE PROMISED LAND. MY FAMILY LIVED IN A HARD-WORKING...
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GALLUP, NEW MEXICO. HE'S A LIFE-TIME DEMOCRAT AND HE RECENTLY TURNED 90 YEARS OLD. GOD BLESS YOU, DAD. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT AMERICA'S FUTURE,...
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IF WE IMPROVE OUR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION AND PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT'S WELL BEING. IN MY HOME STATE OF NEW MEXICO, GOVERNOR RICHARDSON HAS LAUNCHED EDUCATIONAL...
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THEY WEAKEN OUR ECONOMY. THEY FORCED AMERICAN BUSINESSES TO PAY HIGHER PREMIUMS AND CUT THE BENEFITS OF OUR WORKERS. AND THEY FORCED OUR SENIORS TO...
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WE LIVE IN A BARRIO, A GATED COMMUNITY, A SUBURB, OR RETIREMENT HOME, WHETHER WE BUILD CARS OR WRITE SOFTWARE FOR A LIVING, WHETHER WE RAISE CHILDREN...
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DEMOCRAT. AS A FORMER ASSISTANT SECRETARY IN THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION, I FOUGHT TO ENSURE THAT OUR RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES WERE KEPT SAFE. SAFETY...
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OF TALLAHASSEE, THE CAPITAL OF THE FOURTH LARGEST STATE IN THE NATION. FLORIDA HAS DOZENS OF DIVERSE COMMUNITIES, EACH WITH A RICH ETHNIC, RELIGIOUS,...
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GOOD
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