Former Governor Siegelman invited to speak at Democratic Convention.

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Don Siegelman will speak at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. Siegelman tells NewsChannel 19 he has accepted an invitation extended by the Colorado delegation.

Targeted by Republican prosecutors, Alabama's former governor says he will talk, in particular, about the critical need to reveal former Bush White House adviser Karl Rove's role in politicizing the United States Department of Justice. The DOJ, under Bush, has gone after Democrats seven times more than Republicans.

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In addition, Duckworth is invited to the DNC:

Tammy Duckworth, an Iraq war veteran who lost both legs when her Black Hawk helicopter was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade, “will lead a tribute to service members and veterans on the third night of the Democratic National Convention.”

Finally, here's the latest list of speakers and other events at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver. The list of names does not imply any specific order to the speeches:

Monday, August 25:
Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi
Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. of Illinois
Tribute to Senator Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts
Craig Robinson, Michelle Obama’s older brother to introduce...
Michelle Obama

Tuesday, August 26:
Convention Co-Chair Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius
Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano
Governors Ted Strickland of Ohio
Governor Ed Rendell of Pennsylvania
Senator Bob Casey, Jr. of Pennsylvania
Governor Deval Patrick of Massachusetts
Governor Brian Schweitzer of Montana
Federico Peña, former Mayor of Denver and Secretary of both Energy and Transportation
Keynote Speaker: Former Governor Mark Warner of Virginia
Senator Hillary Clinton of New York

Wednesday, August 27:
Former President Bill Clinton
Governor Bill Richardson of New Mexico
Senator Joe Biden of Deleware
Senator Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia
Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana
Senator Harry Reid of Nevada
Senator Ken Salazar of Colorado
Congressman Jim Clyburn of South Carolina
Congressman Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania
Iraq War Veteran Tammy Duckworth of Illinois
VP acceptance speech

Thursday, August 28:
Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, Jr.
Barack Obama acceptance speech