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Cornett, Coburn To Address GOP Convention
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POSTED: 12:13 pm CDT August 21,
2008
UPDATED: 6:34 pm CDT August 21,
2008
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett and Sen. Tom Coburn have been invited to speak to the general session of the Republican National Convention. The convention is being held at the Xcel Center in St. Paul, Minn., from Sept. 1-4.VIDEO: 
Cornett, Coburn To Speak At ConventionMore than 2,000 delegates from all 50 states, plus six districts and territories, will meet in St. Paul to nominate U.S. Sen. John McCain as the Republican nominee for president of the United States.
Cornett and Coburn are believed to be the first Oklahoma-elected officials to address the Republican National Convention since then-U.S. Rep. J.C. Watts Jr. in 1996.The date and time of the addresses is not yet available.Cornett serves as president of Republican Mayors and Local Officials, a national organization representing Republican mayors. He has served as mayor of Oklahoma City since 2004.
Cornett, Coburn To Speak At ConventionMore than 2,000 delegates from all 50 states, plus six districts and territories, will meet in St. Paul to nominate U.S. Sen. John McCain as the Republican nominee for president of the United States.|
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