BOSTON TEA PARTY Salutes Ann Lewis, Chair, DNC Womens' Vote Center; Women's Caucus of the DNC Honored in Historic Boston Harbor.

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What:          A BOSTON TEA PARTY FOR WOMEN WHO ROCK THE BOAT
               Prudential Financial is hosting a Tea to honor members
               of the DNC Women's Caucus with a special tribute to Ann
               Lewis, Chair of the Women's Vote Center

Who:           Democratic Women:  The Women's Caucus, Members of the
               House and Senate, Governors, Distinguished Guests:
               Honorable Barney Frank (brother of Ann Lewis,)
               NJ Governor James McGreevey
               Surprise Guests--Democratic VIPs to pay personal
               tribute to Ann Lewis

When:          Thursday, July 29th
               3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Where:         The Wharf Room
               Boston Harbor Hotel

Background:    Ann Lewis, National Chair of the Women's Vote Center of
               the Democratic National Committee, served in the White
               House from 1997 -2000 as Director of Communications
               and then Counselor to President Bill Clinton. She was
               Director of Communications and Deputy Campaign Manager
               for the Clinton-Gore Re-Election Campaign in 1995-1996,
               and Senior Advisor to the campaign of Hillary Rodham
               Clinton for U.S. Senate in 2000. She was appointed
               National Chair of the Women's Vote Center by DNC Chair
               Terry McAuliffe in February 2002.

               Ann Lewis is the author of "The West Wing: An Insider's
               View" in the Spring 2001 edition of Television
               Quarterly, the journal of the National Academy of
               Television Arts and Sciences, and other articles about
               American politics. In 2002, Lewis was nominated for an
               Emmy Award for her work on the script A Tribute to
               Heroes, broadcast on all networks following September
               11.

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