Politics & Government

Ann Romney to Give Convention Speech at 10 p.m. Tonight

Belmont mom gets prominent role at Republican Convention.

A South Cottage Road resident will be giving a speech on all the major network and cable television channels tonight.

It helps to know that she's married to one of the candidates for President of the United States.

OK, it's Ann Romney if you couldn't guess by now.

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The wife of Mitt Romney will be the star attraction at the first full night of the Republican National Convention in Tampa.

"A spirited Ann Romney arrived in Tampa late Tuesday morning, expressing excitement at her opportunity to introduce her husband to millions of Americans," said a CBS News article.

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The article noted the Romney's left from Bedford's Hanscom Field (which is why Trapelo Road was free and clear this morning without the presence of Secret Service and Massachusetts State Police.)

The schedule provided by the Republican Convention notes that Romney will be speaking just after 10 p.m. preceding NJ Gov. Chris Christie.

Belmont Patch should also receive Wednesday what it was like on the convention floor listening to Romney's speech by Elizabeth Mahoney, a Massachusetts delegate in Tampa.

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