Beltway Happenings  
Dec. 5, 2009--The DNC's Democratic Change Commission held its fourth and final meeting.  (Co-chair Sen. Claire McCaskill was caught up with Senate business and could not make the meeting).  Following the controversy over superdelegates in the 2008 nominating cycle, the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver approved a resolution establishing the Commission [resolution].  DNC chairman Tim Kaine announced members of the Commission in March (>) and it held its first meeting in June (>).
Rep. Jim Clyburn, co-chair of the Democratic Change Commission.
Jeff Berman, member of the Commission, served as national delegate director for the Obama presidential campaign.  In Feb. 2009 he joined Bryan Cave LLP.
Obama campaign manager David Plouffe is also a member of the Commission.

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