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OBAMA TO SPEAK IN LAS VEGAS ON SATURDAY

October 24, 2008 - 9:00 pm

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama will hold a rally at Las Vegas' Bonanza High School on Saturday.

Doors are scheduled to open at noon for the rally, to be held at the stadium of the high school, located at 6665 Del Rey Ave., near the intersection of Charleston Boulevard and Torrey Pines Drive. Obama is scheduled to speak at 3 p.m.

The event is free and open to the public, but online RSVPs are encouraged at nv.barackobama.com/LasVegasVote.

Obama is scheduled to stop in Reno before the Las Vegas visit Saturday morning. Doors open at 7:30 a.m. for the rally at the University of Nevada, Reno, scheduled to take place at the campus's Peccole Stadium.

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