1.   Weld was scheduled to speak Wednesday night when convention organizers intend to stress economic issues.

2.   A panel chosen by the convention organizers included two editors.

3.   But convention organizers said they believed that Wilson and Weld were trying to shore up their credentials at home, at the expense of party unity.

4.   But convention organizers said they hope the protesters follow the rules.

5.   But the protests have been largely non-violent and nowhere near the magnitude that city officials and convention organizers feared.

6.   Convention organizers said Forbes had poured the most money into winning the endorsement.

7.   Convention organizers said they had not invited presidential candidates to speak in part because they did not want them to overshadow the agenda.

8.   Convention organizers saw the Internet as a way of pulling more Americans into the four-day event.

9.   Convention organizers first spotted Ms. Rhoads when her journalism class helped the San Diego Host Committee with a national media event earlier this year.

10.   Convention organizers had already faced a delicate balancing act in deciding a role for the Clintons.