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Sweet’s Wednesday Obamaville: Rally in Maryland. Fundraising in Virginia.

Lynn Sweet By Lynn Sweet
   
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HIGHLAND PARK, ILL.–White House hopeful Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) logs some jet hours on Wednesday….Hits a rally in Prince Georges County, MD., a wealthy African-American majority county.

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10

Norfolk, VA -> Washington, DC -> Largo, MD -> Chicago, IL

Norfolk, VA

No Public Events

Washington, DC

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Largo, MD

COUNTDOWN TO CHANGE

With Representative Elijah Cummings & MD Attorney General Doug Gansler

Prince George’s Community College

Field House/Natatorium Parking Lot

301 Largo Rd.

Largo, MD 20774

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