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Speaker Roster Shaping Up for 2008 Conservative Leadership Conference

Tue Jul 8, 9:48 PM ET

The Conservative Leadership Conference released today an updated list of speakers for the annual event to be held in Las Vegas this September. CLC 2008 is being co-hosted by Citizen Outreach and Americans for Tax Reform and will be held at the Tuscany Suites Resort on September 18-21, 2008. Confirmed speakers now include:

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