Hillary Clinton has agreed to speak on Day 2 of the Democratic convention to commemorate the 88th anniversary of women's right to vote - a move seen by delegates as another sign she won't be on Barack Obama's ticket, the NY Daily News learned.

A top Obama aide told party leaders in a conference call last night that Clinton has accepted the offer to be the featured prime-time Tuesday night speaker, a high-profile slot that some of Clinton's own people have floated in recent days.

Obama aide Jennifer Koch added that Obama's vice presidential nominee - whomever that turns out to be - will likely speak Monday and Wednesday evening as part of the traditional build-up to Obama accepting the nomination on Thursday night.

(Source - http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics /2008/07/30/2008-07-30_hillary_clinton_a grees_to_denver_keynote.html)

So what does everyone think this means to Hillary's chances of becoming Obama's running mate?

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Typically, one of the biggest attention-getters of the Democratic National Convention is the keynote address. Recently, a tradition has emerged where the keynote speech opportunity is given (although, not always) to one of the Party's rising stars -- a relatively young politician who has generated buzz within party circles but has not yet been introduced to a national audience. Recent keynoters (* denotes "rising star"-types):

• 2004 -- Illinois State Senator Barack Obama*
  
• 2000 -- Tennessee Congressman Harold Ford, Jr*
  
• 1996 -- Indiana Governor Evan Bayh*
  
• 1992 -- Former Texas Congresswoman Barbara Jordan
  
• 1988 -- Texas State Treasurer Ann Richards*
  
• 1984 -- New York Governor Mario Cuomo*
  
• 1980 -- Arizona Congressman Mo Udall
  
• 1976 -- Texas Congresswoman Barbara Jordan*
  
• 1972 -- Florida Governor Ruebin Askew*
  
• 1968 -- Hawaii Senator Dan Inouye*
  

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