Hillary campaigning in Tampa for Obama

Monday, September 8, 2008

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Hillary Clinton is campaigning for Barack Obama today in central Florida.

TAMPA (Bay News 9) -- Hillary Clinton will campaign for Barack Obama in Florida this week, including a stop in Tampa tonight.

Clinton's visit will be the highlight of a Change We Need rally for voters in Tampa.

She will appear at the All People's Life Center Gym on Sligh Avenue at 5 p.m. All of the free tickets to the event have been handed out.

She's hosting a community event on the economy in Kissimmee this afternoon.

Sen. Barack Obama and former president Bill Clinton will share a private lunch together on Thursday.

Clinton issued the invite to Obama after learning he would be in Manhattan for a joint appearance with Sen. John McCain on the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, according to Clinton Foundation spokesman Matt McKenna.

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The luncheon is another sign that the Clinton and Obama camps are moving forward in the spirit of unity.

Major steps toward healing the party came during the Democratic National Convention where Bill Clinton and Sen. Hillary Clinton, individually addressed convention-goers, appealing to them to support Obama come November. Sen. Clinton made the motion for Obama to be formally nominated as the Democratic presidential nominee.