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Bill Clinton offered speaking role

Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News found this 8/7/2008 on firstread.msnbc.msn.com

From NBC's Andrea MitchellNBC News has learned that the Obama campaign, in an effort to quiet talk of the Obama-Clinton drama, has offered Bill Clinton a speaking role on Wednesday night at the Democratic convention -- before the vice presidential running mate speaks. Sources say that Clinton in fact will speak. The campaign rushed tonight to resolve the issue after network news reports about the Clintons and Obama. ...( read more )