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The former president tells Jay Leno Wednesday night that the two states’ delegations should not be seated at August’s convention because they “disqualified themselves.”

“It would be a catastrophe for the party.”

Plus: Michigan’s Democratic leaders ask the Rules and Bylaws Committee to back a compromise plan to give Clinton 69 delegates, Obama 59.

And: The LA Times looks at Clinton’s Michigan-Florida strategy “of last resort.”

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The Political Schedule

    *all times Eastern


  • Monday, May 12

    • 12:00 pm
    • Hillary Clinton attends a “Solutions for the American Economy” town hall in Clear Fork, West Virginia
    • 12:15 pm
    • Barack Obama hosts a campaign event in Charleston, West Virginia
    • 12:30 pm
    • Bill Clinton hosts a “Bring Your Ballot” event in Astoria, Oregon
    • 3:00 pm
    • Hillary Clinton attends a “Solutions for America” rally in Logan, West Virginia
    • 3:30 pm
    • John McCain takes a tour and delivers a speech at Vestas Wind Energy in Portland, Oregon
    • Bill Clinton hosts a “Bring Your Ballot” event in Tillamook, Oregon
    • 6:30 pm
    • Bill Clinton hosts a “Bring Your Ballot” event in Newport, Oregon
    • 7:00 pm
    • Hillary Clinton attends an “Old-Fashioned Democratic Rally” Hosted by Governor Manchin in Fairmont, West Virginia
    • Barack Obama hosts a rally in Louisville, Kentucky
    • 9:00 pm
    • Bill Clinton hosts a “Bring Your Ballot” event in Corvallis, Oregon
    • 11:15 pm
    • Bill Clinton hosts a “Bring Your Ballot” event in Eugene, Oregon

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