Democratic National Convention Committee Announces Additional Speakers For Democratic National Convention

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CHARLOTTE, (PRNewswire-USNewswire) -- The Democratic National Convention Committee announced Tuesday the following additional speakers for the 2012 Democratic National Convention:

*Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin
Former Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs *Tammy Duckworth
*Sandra Fluke, Georgetown University Student
*Denise Juneau, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Montana
*Nancy Keenan, President of NARAL Pro-Choice America
*Caroline Kennedy
*Lilly Ledbetter
*Eva Longoria, Obama Campaign Co-Chair
*U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski of Maryland, together with the women of the U.S. Senate
*Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood Action Fund

Previously announced speakers include: San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro, who will be the first Latino keynote speaker at a Democratic National Convention, President Bill Clinton, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, Former Virginia Governor Tim Kaine, U.S. Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts, Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, Former Ohio Governor Ted Strickland and Elizabeth Warren.

The DNCC will unveil additional convention program details and speakers in the coming days. The first two days of the 2012 Democratic National Convention, Tuesday, September 4 and Wednesday, September 5, will be held at Time Warner Cable Arena. President Obama will accept the Democratic nomination for President on Thursday, September 6 at Bank of America Stadium.