Donald Miller at the DNC Convention

Emergent Village shares the video and text of Donald Miller’s (Blue Like Jazz, Searching for God Knows What) prayer of benediction at the DNC Convention in Denver last night.

Here’s the video:

The full text and background story is at emergent village.

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At least 370 parties scheduled for party conventions

From the Sunlight Foundation:

At least 370 Parties Scheduled for the Democratic and Republican Parties
Despite New Ethics Law, Lawmakers & Lobbyists Party On

WASHINGTON, DC — As part of its about-to-be-launched Party Time project, the Sunlight Foundation has obtained lists of 370 parties and events scheduled for the Democratic and Republican conventions, sponsored by the likes of Bank of America, the Distilled Spirits Council, Eli Lilly, AT&T, and Anheuser Busch.

Compiled by a top Washington lobbying firm, Quinn Gillespie & Associates, the lists show how partying will continue at the conventions despite the new ethics law, the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 (HOGLA), which prohibits lobbyists from throwing parties honoring specific
lawmakers. The DNC list is available at http://tinyurl.com/6pm4lo and the RNC list is online at http://tinyurl.com/6ew8rf.
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