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Last-Minute Campaigning in NEPA

Last-Minute Campaigning in NEPA - Saturday, November 1, 2008 at 11:00PM EST

Reported by: Eric Deabill
Saturday, Nov 1, 2008 @ 11:00pm EST
With just three days until Election Day the race for the White House will make its way through Scranton once again Sunday.

Republican Presidential hopeful John McCain will hold a rally at the University of Scranton. Saturday the stage was being set inside the John Long Center. Doors for the rally will open at 11:00 A. M. McCain is scheduled to start speaking around 2:00 P. M.

As for the Democrats, Senator Bob Casey is spending another weekend getting out the vote for Senator Barack Obama. Sunday he'll be joined by Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of JFK, for two rallies in Wilkes-Barre and Scranton. The pair will rally volunteers just in time for Election Day.

Meanwhile on Monday former President Bill Clinton will return to Luzerne County. He will make a stop in Wilkes-Barre to support 11th District Congressman Paul Kanjorski.

The event will be held at Wilkes University in front of the Farley Library. Doors will open at 6:30 P. M. Kanjorski is in a tough re-election battle against Hazelton Mayor Lou Barletta.