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L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa will chair Democratic National Convention
By Mark Z. Barabak and John Hoeffel
February 14, 2012, 4:12 p.m.
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has been selected chairman of this summer's Democratic National Convention, elevating his role as a surrogate in the Latino community and raising his national profile at a time Villaraigosa considers his political future.
A formal announcement was scheduled Wednesday in Washington, with the mayor planning to join President Obama on Wednesday night for a presidential fundraiser in Los Angeles.
As convention chairman, Villaraigosa will wield the gavel during the event in Charlotte, N.C., which opens with a festival on Sept. 3 and continues for three days of official business, including the nomination of Obama and his acceptance speech.
Villaraigosa will also serve as a spokesman for the convention, starting with a Web video the party planned to release on Wednesday.
More: http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-villaraigosa-democratic-convention-chair-20120214,0,7121385.story
February 14, 2012, 4:12 p.m.
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has been selected chairman of this summer's Democratic National Convention, elevating his role as a surrogate in the Latino community and raising his national profile at a time Villaraigosa considers his political future.
A formal announcement was scheduled Wednesday in Washington, with the mayor planning to join President Obama on Wednesday night for a presidential fundraiser in Los Angeles.
As convention chairman, Villaraigosa will wield the gavel during the event in Charlotte, N.C., which opens with a festival on Sept. 3 and continues for three days of official business, including the nomination of Obama and his acceptance speech.
Villaraigosa will also serve as a spokesman for the convention, starting with a Web video the party planned to release on Wednesday.
More: http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-villaraigosa-democratic-convention-chair-20120214,0,7121385.story
Bad choice in this Angeleno's opinion.
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...the DNC likes his baggage or they just didn't look. 
I'm glad they're trying to appeal to Latino's, but I'm not even sure Latino's in L.A. like Villaraigosa that much. Let's just hope they don't give him much camera time.
