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Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano explains why she supported Sen. Obama early in the primary season and shares her thoughts on Sen. Biden as the VP candidate. Journalist Cynthia Tucker assesses Michelle Obama's speech, and New Orleans-based singer and Katrina survivor Margie Perez explains how she ended up giving a primetime speech at the convention.
Gov. Janet Napolitano
Gov. Janet Napolitano
Arizona governor discusses whether Sen. Clinton's supporters will back Sen. Obama. (2:50)
Full interview. (10:21)
Janet Napolitano is the 21st governor of the state of Arizona. She was selected by Time magazine as one of America's "Top Five Governors" and is touted for her common sense. Napolitano rallies behind quality schools, affordable health care and homeland safety. In recent years she has championed an effort to raise teacher salaries and was the first governor to call for the National Guard at the border at federal expense.
Cynthia Tucker
Cynthia Tucker
Journalist rates Michelle Obama's primetime speech. (3:17)
Full interview. (6:26)
Cynthia Tucker is the Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial page editor of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, whose work appears in more than 70 newspapers across the U.S. She was awarded the '07 Pulitzer Prize "for her courageous, clear-headed columns that evince a strong sense of morality and persuasive knowledge of the community." Her commentary topics included voting rights, racial stereotypes and African American leaders. Tucker is a graduate of Auburn University and was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard.
Margie Perez
Margie Perez
New Orleans-based singer describes how she was impacted by Hurricane Katrina and the aftermath. (4:02)
Margie Perez is a New Orleans-based singer-songwriter and a Hurricane Katrina survivor. Blending blues, pop, New Orleans funk and Latin music, her lyrics are often sung in English and Spanish. She's performed at legendary venues around the Crescent City and sang backup for legendary songwriter Allen Toussaint. Her next album, 'Singing for my Supper,' is set to release in September. Perez currently resides in Habitat for Humanity's Musicians Village and will be speaking on the first day of the Democratic National Convention.