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Dems Taking Their Platform to the States—All 50 of 'Em

Posted Jul 8, 08 5:01 PM CDT in Politics 

(Newser) – Voters in all 50 states will get their chance to weigh in on the Democrats' official election platform, the AP reports, with Barack Obama's campaign and the Democratic National Committee set to hold meetings nationwide. Policy experts will sit in on the July 19-27 meetings, which members of the public can sign up online to host.

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