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Mike in Charlotte: Durbin once again to pave way for Obama’s speech

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U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin shakes hands with Jill Biden during the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday.

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President Barack Obama and Sen. Richard Durbin prepare to walk down the steps of Air Force One together in 2009.

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On some of the biggest days of President Barack Obama's political life, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin has spoken first. The Illinois Democrat introduced Obama at the 2004 and 2008 Democratic National Conventions. Durbin is scheduled to speak at the Democratic convention today, before Obama accepts his nomination for re-election. "He's had pretty good luck when I'm on the program right before him," Durbin said from Charlotte.

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