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Alert: HRC’s LETTER to DNC + C-Span Saturday Covers DNC Rules Meeting

By SusanUnPC on May 30, 2008 at 5:40 PM in DNC

hillarythoughtful.jpgHRC’s full letter, scanned, is up at Politico.com. The short version: 1) HRC is demanding that ALL HRC delegates be seated, and 2) that the uncommitted votes cannot go to Obama. But we suggest you read the full letter today, before tomorrow’s televised meeting so you have the campaign’s positions.

No Quarter will provide you with LIVE THREADs throughout the meeting!

09:30 AM – 3:00 PM ET, LIVE — On C-Span (1) — Watch on TV or online
Democratic Rules & Bylaws Committee Meeting || Democratic National Committee, Rules and Bylaws Committee
James Roosevelt Jr., Democratic National Committee || Howard Dean , Democratic National Committee

07:00-09:30 AM ET: (Before the meeting, CALL in to Washington Journal (program details below fold):
Washington Journal: Support Democrats (202) 737-0002
Washington Journal: Support Pres. Bush (202) 737-0001
Washington Journal: Support Others (202) 628-0205

PROGRAMMING DETAILS for Washington Journal, 7:00 a.m. ET, Saturday, May 31, 2008:

Washington Journal Summary Saturday, May 31, 2008

7:00-7:15 Question/Newspaper Articles/Phones

7:15-8:30

Topic: An update on the Democratic National Committee Rules and Bylaws Committee meeting that is being held in Washington this weekend. The committee is working on a plan to seat delegates from Michigan and Florida to the Democratic National convention this August. Both states were penalized earlier this year for holding their primaries before DNC rules allowed. Michigan has 157 delegates to the convention, including 128 pledged delegates and 29 superdelegates. Florida has 211 delegates, 185 pledged and 26 superdelegates.

7:15-7:30 On the Phone (photo ID avail) Phoner REP. ROBERT WEXLER w/calls D-Florida, 19th District Obama for President Florida Co-Chair

www.wexler.house.gov www.barackobama.com

7:30-8:00 GORDON TROWBRIDGE (TROH-bridge) Detroit News Washington Reporter www.detnews.com

8:00-8:30 REP. CORRINE BROWN D-Florida, 3rd District Clinton for President Supporter

www.house.gov/corrinebrown www.hillaryclinton.com

From 8:30-9:15, the Washington Journal will look back 40 years to major events from 1968 and examine how they have impacted today’s society. Today, we’ll focus on the gold standard.

8:30-9:15 JOSEPH SALERNO (suh-LUHR-no)

Uplink Pace University

Economics Professor www.pace.edu

Locator: Montgomery, Alabama

Topic: Our guest will discuss the repeal of the gold standard by Congress, why it happened, and whether it should it be reinstated.

9:15-9:30 Phoner/Newspaper Articles/Phones

9:15 On the Phone (photo ID avail) Phoner MARIE HORRIGAN CQPolitics.com Reporter

Topic: An update on the DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee meeting, which is being held in Washington today. The committee is working on a plan to seat delegates from Florida and Michigan to the Democratic National Convention this August. Both states were penalized earlier this year for holding their primaries before DNC rules allowed.

9:30 LIVE – DNC Meeting

Host: Robb Harleston