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The Man Behind the Curtain

Obama Campaign Plane
We're on the ground in Chicago waiting for the good senator, who was up late working on his convention speech, to surface this morning to head to Eau Claire. In the meantime, here's an exclusive profile I did on the man behind the curtain in Denver. I don't envy Matt his job. A lot of what will make or break the convention is out of his control, such as the number of hotel rooms in Denver (a lot of folks have been forced to stay more than an hour away), the quality and theme of the speeches and the Clintons.

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