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	<title>ON TO DENVER!</title>
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	<description>Mark Ezzell's adventures as a member of NC's delegation to the DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION</description>
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		<title>A day in the life of a delegate</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:28:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a typical day: 7:30 am- Wake up and grab a quick coffee in the room. 8:00 am- Attend the NC delegation breakfast at our hotel. Since there are 156 members of our state&#8217;s delegation, many of them new to &#8230; <a href="http://markezzell.wordpress.com/2008/08/28/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-delegate/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=markezzell.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4378807&amp;post=45&amp;subd=markezzell&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>When the rolled was called in Denver</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:15:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The convention officially starts around 3 pm, and yesterday was no exception. Delegates walk several blocks to the convention center (don&#8217;t get me started about the areas without curbcuts), go through a wall of security, and enter the Pepsi Center. &#8230; <a href="http://markezzell.wordpress.com/2008/08/28/when-the-rolled-was-called-in-denver/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=markezzell.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4378807&amp;post=41&amp;subd=markezzell&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Eight short years ago&#8230;.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:48:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the 2000 national convention, an obscure state senator from Illinois decided to come to the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles. Since he wasn&#8217;t an official delegate, he was unable to secure the credentials that allow access to the convention floor. &#8230; <a href="http://markezzell.wordpress.com/2008/08/28/eight-short-years-ago/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=markezzell.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4378807&amp;post=38&amp;subd=markezzell&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tuesday&#8217;s report</title>
		<link>http://markezzell.wordpress.com/2008/08/27/tuesdays-report/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:12:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s now Wednesday about 11 am. Sorry  was unable to report until about Tuesday&#8217;s exciting convention activities, but I didn&#8217;t get back to our hotel until about 1am last night. Yesterday&#8217;s convention was highlight by so many great speeches- some &#8230; <a href="http://markezzell.wordpress.com/2008/08/27/tuesdays-report/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=markezzell.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4378807&amp;post=36&amp;subd=markezzell&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Monday&#8217;s report</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:27:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s 7 am Tuesday in Denver, and most of first time delegates are blurry-eyed with  excitement and lack of sleep. To recap yesterday&#8217;s events: If you made it into the convention center yesterday (and that&#8217;s a big &#8220;if&#8221; given the &#8230; <a href="http://markezzell.wordpress.com/2008/08/26/mondays-report/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=markezzell.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4378807&amp;post=33&amp;subd=markezzell&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dangerous creatures in Denver?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:24:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The wild west is known for it&#8217;s share of dangerous creatures. There&#8217;s the rattlesnakes, mountain lions, even the occasional grizzly. But in Denver this week, the most dangerous and elusive creature is the Puma. Pumas are supposedly known for their &#8230; <a href="http://markezzell.wordpress.com/2008/08/25/dangerous-creatures-in-denver/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=markezzell.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4378807&amp;post=31&amp;subd=markezzell&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>So much free speech, so little time&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:44:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, while most of the delegates arrived at our hotel, I took in the sites and sounds of downtown Denver. Mostly sounds. After a tour of the venerable 16th Street pedestrian mall, I checked out protesters near the state capital. There &#8230; <a href="http://markezzell.wordpress.com/2008/08/25/so-much-free-speech-so-little-time/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=markezzell.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4378807&amp;post=29&amp;subd=markezzell&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>In Denver!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 01:20:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After about 6 hours in the air and a 4 hour layover in Dallas, I&#8217;ve finally arrived at the surprising nice Doubletree Tech Center, home for the next six days. The NC delegation is sharing the hotel with the Kansas delegation (I &#8230; <a href="http://markezzell.wordpress.com/2008/08/24/in-denver/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=markezzell.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4378807&amp;post=24&amp;subd=markezzell&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Barack Obama: Creating Change, Spreading Germs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:28:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here’s hoping Barack Obama didn’t give me cooties last night. A last night’s town hall meeting at the State Fairgrounds, I was fortunate enough to sit on the front row to watch the presumptive nominee in total command of the &#8230; <a href="http://markezzell.wordpress.com/2008/08/20/barack-obama-creating-change-spreading-germs/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=markezzell.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4378807&amp;post=18&amp;subd=markezzell&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Clothes? check. Tickets? Yep. Funny Hats? Hmm..</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:58:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s funny how conventions are a lot like campaigns. A month ago, my fellow delegates and I didn&#8217;t receive a whole lot of information about our role at this year&#8217;s Democratic National Convention. Now, a week before the convention, I&#8217;m &#8230; <a href="http://markezzell.wordpress.com/2008/08/18/clothes-check-tickets-yep-funny-hats-hmm/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=markezzell.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4378807&amp;post=16&amp;subd=markezzell&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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