TUESDAY
Theme: Renewing America's Promise
Headline speaker: Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton
Keynote address: Former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner, U.S. Senate candidate
Inside the Pepsi Center: Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius and other Democratic governors; House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer; Former energy secretary and former Denver mayor Federico Peña;California Sen. Barbara Boxer and other female senators; and AFL-CIO President John Sweeney
Outside the convention hall: Women's Caucus rally; Salute to American Veterans event; and Willie Nelson concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre
QUOTABLE
"I was a Democrat in my mama's womb."
--Mike Evatt, 45, a Democratic delegate from Seneca, S.C., talking about his family's long history with the party
FAST FACTS
- People attending the convention: 50,000, including 4,440 delegates and 15,000 members of the media
- Years to plan the convention: Two
- Countries with media attending: 46
- Volunteers: 21,000
- People expected at Denver's Invesco Field to hear Barack Obama speak Thursday: 75,000
NEWSMAKER
Mark R. Warner, 53, a candidate for U.S. Senate, is speaking in the same keynote slot Barack Obama held in 2004. Warner grew up in Illinois and graduated from Harvard Law School in 1980.
He was governor of Virginia from 2002 to 2006 and was named one of the five best governors in 2005 by Time magazine. Warner, who co-founded a mobile phone company that became Nextel, is said to have a net worth of nearly $200 million.
NOTABLE
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was loudly interrupted by protesters who snuck into a women's forum Monday. Code Pink demonstrators yelled, "You voted for spying, Nancy," and waived anti-war signs before security removed them. Pelosi appeared at the event to tell the story of her political rise and to inspire women to get involved in politics. For the video, go to mgwashington.com.
-- Neil H. Simon and Amy Dominello
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