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Listening to America: The Democratic Platform for Change

July 8, 2008 - Today the Democratic National Committee and Obama for America unveiled a bold new initiative to involve the American people in the development of the Democratic National Platform. This year, for the first time, voters will have the opportunity to take part in Platform Meetings in all 50 states to help shape the Democratic Platform.

Statement From DNC Chairman Dean and Convention CEO Daughtry on New York Times Sunday Story

July 6, 2008 - We are proud to stand at the helm of the finest Convention team we’ve known. As the arm of the national Party tasked with planning and organizing the Democratic National Convention in Denver, the Democratic National Convention Committee has been at this for more than a year. And we take great pride in our work. That's why we were astonished to read in Sunday’s New York Times such a gross misrepresentation of the groundwork that has been laid to date.

Senator Dick Durbin Delivers the Democratic Radio Address

July 5, 2008 - Hello, this is Senator Dick Durbin from Illinois. More than 230 years ago, John Adams -- one of the architects of America's independence -- wrote a letter describing the human cost of establishing our new nation -- a nation unlike...

DNC Celebrates Independence Day

July 3, 2008 - Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean issued the following statement in honor of Independence Day to be celebrated tomorrow:

Chalk on McCain's Shoes: McCain Finds More Ways to Skirt Campaign Finance Reforms

July 3, 2008 - The Wall Street Journal today reveals the latest in a string of campaign improprieties from John McCain. According to the report, "allies of Sen. John McCain have found new loopholes in the campaign-finance law he helped write" after months of lagging behind the Obama campaign's grassroots fundraising. According to the Journal, prominent GOP donors have been trying to encourage high dollar donors to circumvent the $2,300 limit on contributions to presidential campaigns established in the 2002 McCain-Feingold law by steering contributions to the Republican Governors Association, calling it the "the best way to help McCain" in swing states and "the equalizer in this campaign." The story cites experts questioning the legality of this arrangement, with one prominent expert suggesting that if it is legal, it is close enough to the line that "they may have chalk on their shoes."