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Gov. Howard Dean
DNC Chairman

Session: Opening General Session: Wednesday, April 25, 9:00 a.m.

As Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Gov. Howard Dean is making the Democratic Party competitive in every race, in every district, in every state and territory. His election to this post on February 12, 2005 is the most recent chapter in a life dedicated to shaping the future of the Democratic Party. Dean has served as governor of Vermont since 1991 and in 2004 founded Democracy for America, a grassroots political organization dedicated to recruiting, training, promoting and funding progressive candidates at all levels of government -local, state, and federal - all over the country.


   

Chuck Hagel
United States Senator, Nebraska (R)

Session: Opening General Session Speaker: Wednesday, April 25, 9:00 a.m.

Chuck Hagel, Nebraska’s senior U.S. Senator, is serving his second term in the United States Senate. Senator Hagel’s duties include membership on four Senate committees: Foreign Relations; Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs; Intelligence and Rules. Prior to his election to the U.S. Senate, Hagel worked in the private sector as the President of McCarthy & Co., an investment banking firm based in Omaha, Nebraska, and served as Chairman of the Board of American Information Systems (AIS).



   

Mark Shields
Political Commentator & Columnist

Session: Luncheon Speaker: Wednesday, April 25, Noon

Mark Shields is a nationally known columnist and commentator with unmatched credentials as an analyst of the U.S. political system.  He is best known for his work as moderator on CNN's Capital Gang where he has debated policy issues with Robert Novak, Al Hunt, Kate O'Beirne, and Margaret Carlson and for his novel about the 1984 presidential campaign, On the Campaign Trail.

   

Tucker Carlson
MSNBC Anchor, "Tucker"

Session: Luncheon Speaker: Wednesday, April 25, Noon

Tucker Carlson is the host of MSNBC’s Tucker, a fast paced, no-holds-barred conversation about the day’s developments in news, politics, world issues and pop culture. Carlson joined MSNBC in February 2005 from CNN, where he was the youngest anchor in the history of that network. A longtime magazine and newspaper journalist, Carlson has reported from around the world, most recently from Iraq and Lebanon.  He has been a columnist for New York magazine and Reader’s Digest.  He currently writes for Esquire, The Weekly Standard and New York Times magazine.

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