Dick Durbin

August 28, 2008 - 12:00am

Today's convention schedule

The fourth and final day of the Democratic National Convention will be called to order at 5:00 PM EST on Thursday, with a theme of "Change You Can Believe In."

The final day's events will take place at INVESCO Field at Mile High, where over 70,000 people are expected to attend.

Featured speakers will include Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter (D), former Vermont Gov. and Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean (D), New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D), U.S. Rep. and U.S. Senate candidate Mark Udall (D-Colo.), Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine (D), former Vice President Al Gore (D) and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D).

U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), the Democratic presidential nominee, is scheduled to address the convention at 10 p.m. EST.

The full schedule is below.

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August 27, 2008 - 1:41pm

Durbin: Silver State crucial

DENVER – One of Barack Obama’s most vocal supporters in the U.S. Senate today said that Democratic prospects in Nevada were brightening.

“Now we have a fighting chance in Nevada,” U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said today, pointing to the Democrats’ 60,000 voter registration edge over Republicans.

While the Silver State offers a relatively meager five electoral votes, the state could prove crucial in a presidential election that could well come down to the wire.

Speaking before the Nevada delegation breakfast meeting today at the Marriott hotel, Durbin stressed the importance of delivering the state for Obama in November.

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