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August
19 Convention Countdown: Sean Penn, Val Kilmer at Nader Rally

Sean Penn and Val Kilmer will be in Denver next week --- but they are scheduled to attend a rally for Ralph Nader, not Barack Obama.

Nader's campaign is planning a rally on Aug. 27 at the University of Denver to press for opening up the upcoming presidential candidates debates to third parties. His campaign also plans another rally during the Republican National Convention the following week.

Nader says that Penn has not endorsed a candidate in the general election, but "he has serious concerns about the state of presidential debates. He did support Kucinich in the primaries and saw how Dennis was excluded from MSNBC debates."

Also planning to appear are Nader's running mate, Matt Gonzalez, Cindy Sheehan and Tom Morello.

Posted: Tue, August 19, 2008, 11:08 PM

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