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6:55 PM PT: Chris Van Hollen takes the stage. Elizabeth Warren and Bill Clinton are yet to speak. It's unclear what the story is with Sandra Fluke.
6:55 PM PT: Nice line from Van Hollen: "Congressman Ryan. America is literally in your debt."
6:56 PM PT: Ah, this may explain some of the schedule-juggling:
Obama campaign just announced what we reported @msnbc POTUS accepts nomination @DNC2012 tonight Bidens Michelle also in hall @NBCPolitics
— @mitchellreports via web
6:58 PM PT:
6:59 PM PT:
next speaker @sandrafluke former Georgetown law student and Rush Limbaugh fave lately strong Obama surrogate @NBCPolitics
— @mitchellreports via web
7:01 PM PT: And Sandra Fluke takes the stage to a huge standing ovation.
REPUBLICANS TERRIFIED THAT SANDRA FLUKE MAY EXPLAIN WHERE THE CLITORIS IS.
— @LOLGOP via TweetDeck
7:02 PM PT: "I'm here because I spoke out," Fluke says. "And this November, each of us must speak out."
7:05 PM PT: This is why we need voices like Sandra Fluke:
When will Republicans finally listen?
7:07 PM PT: Great closing line: "We talk often about choice. Well, ladies. And gentleman. It's now time to choose."
7:10 PM PT: Jim Sinegal, Costco's co-founder and CEO, takes the stage. I'll take the 100K+ jobs Costco created over the Staples jobs Bain created any day of the week.
7:11 PM PT: Republicans everywhere are busily writing off Jim Sinegal as just another communist. But hey, even Mitt Romney shops at his store.
7:13 PM PT:
I'm probably the only person who loves this speech. But Jim Sinegal rocks.
7:15 PM PT:
Has the Romney bus been circling the stadium honking all night?
— @LOLGOP via TweetDeck
7:16 PM PT (Kaili Joy Gray): New thread here.