Democratic Party Brings Final Platform Meeting to Pittsburgh Saturday

Tue Aug 5, 2008 8:42pm EDT

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Listening to America: The Democratic Platform for Change

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Democratic Party's
186-member Platform Committee will meet in Pittsburgh Saturday to discuss and
adopt the final Democratic Party Platform that will be voted on at the
Democratic Convention in Denver. The Platform Drafting Committee met last
weekend in Cleveland. Both events are part of a process that began a month ago
with more than 1,600 listening sessions and over 20,000 people participating
in all 50 states to solicit input on the Party's platform.
    (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080519/DNCLOGO )
    All events are open to the public and the media. Members of the press are
encouraged to RSVP as soon as possible as space is limited. For more
information, see press logistics below.
    Who:
    Governor Howard Dean
    Platform Committee Co-Chair Massachusetts Governor Patrick Deval Patrick
    Platform Committee Co-Chair Former New Mexico Attorney General Patricia
     Madrid
    Platform Committee Co-Chair Former Discovery Communications President and
    CEO Judith McHale
    Platform Committee Vice-Chair Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton
    Platform Drafting Committee Chair Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano
    Members of the Democratic Party Platform Committee and Platform Drafting
     Committee

    Where:
    David Lawrence Pittsburgh Convention Center
    Spirit of Pittsburgh Ballroom
    1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd.
    Pittsburgh, PA

    When:
    Saturday, August 9, 2008
    9:30 a.m.
    [Pre-set available for cameras starting at 7:30 a.m.]

                            ***Press Logistics***

    Media Coverage: This event is open to the media. For credentials, please
RSVP to Michael Czin at czinm@dnc.org.
    Throw: 65 feet
    Cable Run: 300 feet
    Live truck parking is available near the water feature on the corner of
French Way and 10th Street near the entrance to the parking garage.
    Workspace available in Room 306 and will include:
    -- Seating for 40
    -- WiFi available through the hotel for a fee
    -- Two Internet land lines

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SOURCE  Democratic National Committee

Stacie Paxton or Blaine Rummel, +1-202-863-8148, both for Democratic National
Committee