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theHandpuppet

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Fri Oct 10, 2014, 03:02 PM Oct 2014

Hillary Clinton to campaign for Grimes in Kentucky

Hillary Clinton to campaign for Grimes in Kentucky
The Associated Press
October 10, 2014

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — U.S. Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes has already shared a stage with President Bill Clinton, and now she will be in the spotlight with another member of the family when the former secretary of state joins her on the campaign trail.

Former first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton will try to boost Democrat Grimes' campaign to unseat Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who is seeking a sixth term. Clinton's appearance is set for Wednesday night at the Kentucky International Convention in Louisville, Grimes' campaign said Friday.

"Alison has been a long-time supporter and admirer of Clinton's leadership and independence, and is humbled that she will be in Kentucky to endorse her campaign and her plan to get Washington working for Kentucky," Grimes campaign manager Jonathan Hurst said.

The event is open to the public, and free tickets will be available at all 120 county Democratic headquarters statewide, the campaign said....

Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2014/10/10/3473757/hillary-rodham-clinton-to-campaign.html?sp=/99/322/&ihp=1#storylink=cpy

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