President Obama reaches convention city, shifts speech plan

12:55 PM, Sep 5, 2012   |    comments
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Air Force One touched down Wednesday afternoon, hours after disappointed Democrats announced they had to abruptly change their plans.

President Obama will no longer deliver his Thursday night convention address from an outdoor football stadium, as planned, because of concerns about rain.

He instead will speak

 

 

 

 

 

 

indoors at the smaller arena that has been home to the convention so far.

Republicans speculated that Democrats changed the plan because they were worried about filling the larger football stadium.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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