DNC Postpones Meeting in Phoenix

[MaineDem]

For Immediate Release
September 1, 2005
Contact: Karen Finney 202-863-8148

The Democratic National Committee announced today that the Fall DNC
meeting scheduled for September 8 - 10 has been postponed and will be
rescheduled for a later time TBD.

Chairman Howard Dean issued the following statement:

"This week our nation suffered a great tragedy when the worst natural
disaster in the history of our country forever changed the lives of so
many of our fellow Americans.

"It simply would not be appropriate to move ahead with the DNC meeting
as planned while so many of our fellow Americans are suffering. Instead,
this is a time for us to come together as one community and focus our
attention on ways we can help our friends, families and fellow
Americans.

"For those of us not in the gulf region, we can't even begin to fully
imagine what people there are experiencing, but we can do our part to
make sure the victims of this tragedy know they are not alone and that
we can and we will get through this together."

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