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Article: DNCC: 2008 Democratic National Convention Delegation To Be Most Diverse In Party History
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- August 18, 2008
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The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release from the Democratic National Convention:
With certification of all delegates for the 2008 Democratic National Convention now complete, the Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) announced today that 44.3 percent of the delegates elected to attend the Convention in Denver represent minority communities, 50.1 percent are women and 31.4 percent are either seniors or youth, making this the most diverse Convention in Party history.
"Opening the door of the political process to people who have never taken part in the past has been the bedrock of our planning for this Convention since we arrived in Denver one year ago," ...