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July 11, 2008--Netroots Nation organizers announced today that Gen. Wesley Clark confirmed his participation in the third annual event, to be held this weekend at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, TX. The retired four-star general will speak to conference attendees for the third consectutive year as part of Thursday night’s program.

Clark, a vocal critic of the Bush administration’s handling of the Iraq war, was an early Netroots supporter, gaining substantial support as a 2003 presidential candidate through the Netroots-driven DraftWesleyClark.com.

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July 11, 2008--Netroots Nation organizers announced today that former Governor of Alabama Don Siegelman will make a court-sanctioned trip to Austin for a panel discussion Friday at 10:30 a.m. Sam Seder of Air America Radio will moderate the conversation.

Siegelman, the only person in the history of Alabama to be elected to serve in all four of the top statewide elected offices, will discuss his case and what it can tell us about the corruption that exists within the U.S. Justice Department. During his term as governor, the DOJ launched multiple investigations that went on year after year until a jury eventually convicted Siegelman of bribery, a decision that was criticized by both Democrats and Republicans.

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July 11, 2008--Netroots Nation organizers announced today that Congresswoman Donna Edwards (D-MD) confirmed her participation in the third annual event, to be held at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, TX. The first African-American woman to represent Maryland in Congress will address convention attendees at a Saturday evening keynote at 8 p.m.

With strong Netroots support, the lawyer and longtime community activist defeated 15-year incumbent Albert Wynn in the 2008 Democratic primary, and, following his resignation, won a special election to fill the remainder of his term. Edwards has led the way in pushing progressive values on issues like net neutrality and the Iraq war, condemning it before it even started.

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July 2, 2008--Netroots Nation organizers announced announced today that Speaker Nancy Pelosi will participate in a Saturday morning keynote session: "Ask the Speaker."

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One of Netroots Nation's goals is to facilitate in-person interaction between our political leaders and the progressive community.

So we're thrilled to announce that Speaker Nancy Pelosi will join us in Austin for a Saturday morning keynote session: "Ask the Speaker."

This won't just be any keynote. Speaker Pelosi wants to hear from you. Instead of simply giving a speech at a podium, the Speaker will be taking your questions and interacting with convention attendees.

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Many of our country's "leaders" don't want real change. "More drilling is the answer," they say. But we know that our future needs a progressive vision with long-term solutions and realistic strategies for achieving it.

So we're thrilled to announce that Van Jones, an advocate for social justice and shared green prosperity, will join us in Austin for a Sunday morning keynote on eco-equality.

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We are thrilled to announce that Gov. Howard Dean will kick off the 2008 Netroots Nation convention as Thursday's evening keynote speaker.

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Great news! Netroots Nation is proud to announce Lawrence Lessig as one of our keynote speakers for this year's conference.

Professor Lessig, who has been called one of the "leading minds in tech" and open-source democracy by the American Prospect, is the founder of Creative Commons, and spent years working to make sure that as the rules of the Internet got written, they were written in a way that put power in the hands of regular people. He advanced his ideas through numerous books, articles and blog posts. Respected worldwide, he is one of the true luminaries of the Internet.

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