Bill Richardson

A prominent New Hampshire Democratic activist who became an ambassador said that local politicos who are looking for a cushy ambassadorship or a job in the Obama administration should find something "within their area of expertise."

George Bruno, former chairman of the New Hampshire Democratic Party and U.S. ambassador to Belize, said that his transition from party activist to ambassador went smoothly.

MANCHESTER-- New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson said at a town hall forum that congressional Democrats should not support the president's proposed Wall Street bailout.

Richardson, campaigning for U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, said that Democrats should not "roll over" to the administration's proposals.

"More than anything my hope is that Democrats, and I'm now not speaking for Senator Obama because I'm speaking an American, has a former congressman, has a governor," Richardson said at Southern New Hampshire University. "My hope is that the Democrats don't roll over on this. If you want to bail out banks, if you want to bail out these big financial institutions and insurance companies, what about bailing out homeowners, those people that have lost their homes, what about making sure that this never happens again."

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson will visit the Granite State to campaign for Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.

Richardson will host a foreign policy and economic town hall at Southern New Hampshire University on Sept. 23. Later that day Michael J. Fox will join former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen for a forum on stem cell research in the same location.

Check back next week to view my Convention Sketchpads from the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis.

The fourth and final day of the Democratic National Convention will be called to order at 5:00 PM EST on Thursday, with a theme of "Change You Can Believe In."

The final day's events will take place at INVESCO Field at Mile High, where over 70,000 people are expected to attend.

Featured speakers will include Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter (D), former Vermont Gov. and Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean (D), New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D), U.S. Rep. and U.S. Senate candidate Mark Udall (D-Colo.), Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine (D), former Vice President Al Gore (D) and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D).

U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), the Democratic presidential nominee, is scheduled to address the convention at 10 p.m. EST.

The full schedule is below.

The third day of the Democratic National Convention will be called to order at 5:00 PM EST on Wednesday, with a theme of "Securing America's Future."

The day will begin with the nominating process for President, including nominating speeches for U.S. Sens. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Barack Obama (D-Ill.), followed by a roll call vote.

The headline speaker will be vice presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.).

Featured speakers will include President Bill Clinton (D), U.S. Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), Gov. Bill Richardson (D-N.M.), U.S. Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.), U.S. Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and former U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle (D-S.D.).

The full schedule is below.