Tim Kaine

August 28, 2008 - 12:00am

Today's convention schedule

The fourth and final day of the Democratic National Convention will be called to order at 5:00 PM EST on Thursday, with a theme of "Change You Can Believe In."

The final day's events will take place at INVESCO Field at Mile High, where over 70,000 people are expected to attend.

Featured speakers will include Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter (D), former Vermont Gov. and Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean (D), New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D), U.S. Rep. and U.S. Senate candidate Mark Udall (D-Colo.), Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine (D), former Vice President Al Gore (D) and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D).

U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), the Democratic presidential nominee, is scheduled to address the convention at 10 p.m. EST.

The full schedule is below.

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July 31, 2008 - 1:13pm

Gregoire issues 'apology' for outdated facts

With tongue planted firmly in cheek, and an air of smug satisfaction, the Gregoire for governor campaign issued a statement today apologizing for citing facts in their most recent television advertisement that have since been proven outdated.

The issue in question is the state's business climate ranking according to Forbes magazine. The ad states that Washington is the fifth best state in the union in which to do business according to 2007 rankings. 2008's list, which was released today, bumps the state up to third.

"We apologize to anyone who was misled into believing that Washington is the fifth best place to do business when, in fact, we are ranked third," said Gregoire press secretary Aaron Toso.

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