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from June 1 through Nov. 4, 2008  See Rationale, Methodology and Limitations.
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 		Oct. 17-19... Oct. 17 Columbia, St. Peters, St. Louis, Hillsboro.  Oct. 18 Cape Girardeau, Springfield, Joplin.  Oct. 19 St. Joseph, Excelsior Springs, Kansas City.
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 Oct. 30 Columbia.
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 July 30 Springfield, Lebanon, Rolla, Union.

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 June 9-10 St. Louis.
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 June 30 Independence.

 

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N O V E M B E R
November 3 Joe Biden
Change We Need rally with Jill Biden at Longview Community College, Recreation Center in Lee's Summit, MO.

November 1 Barack Obama
Change We Need rally with Michelle Obama at Parkview High School, JFK Stadium in Springfield, MO.

O C T O B E R
October 30 Barack Obama
Change We Need rally at University of Missouri, Mel Carnahan Quad in Columbia, MO.

October 30 Joe Biden
Change We Need rally at Fox High School, Gym 1 in Arnold, MO.

October 17-19 Jill Biden
Oct. 17
(a) Community gathering at Stephens College, Senior Hall Historic Quad in Columbia, MO.
(b) Drops by the Campaign for Change at 235 Jungermann Road, Suite 105 in St. Peters, MO.
(c) Drops by the Campaign for Change office at 3126 Olive St in St. Louis, MO.
(d) Community gathering at Jefferson County Community College, Fine Arts Building in Hillsboro, MO.
Oct. 18
(a) Canvass Kickoff for Change at Laborers' Local No 1104 in Cape Girardeau, MO.
(b) Neighborhood Team Leaders training at Ozarks Technical Community College, Lincoln Hall in Springfield, MO.
(c) Neighborhood Team Leaders training at the Campaign for Change Jasper County Office at 613 S. Main Street in Joplin, MO.
Oct. 19
(a) Buchanan County Campaign for Change office drop by at 520 Francis St. in St. Joseph, MO.
(b) Attends Clay County Democrats' Oktoberfest at The Elms Resort & Spa in Excelsior Springs, MO.
(c) Neighborhood Team Leaders training at the Bishop McCann Event Firm in Kansas City, MO.

October 18 Barack Obama
(a) Change We Need rally under the Gateway Arch at the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in St. Louis, MO. 
(b) Unannounced stop at the Obama campaign office in Kansas City, MO, where he greets volunteers and speaks to voters on the phone. 
(c) Change We Need rally at the National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial  in Kansas City, MO.

October 9-10 Joe Biden
Oct. 9 (a) Community gathering at Looney Complex, Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, MO. 
(b) Stops in at By the Book bookstore in the town square in Liberty, MO. 
(c) Community gathering at Mabee Athletic Center, William Jewell College in Liberty, MO. 
(d) Community gathering at Memorial Park in Jefferson City, MO.
Oct. 10 Change We Need Rally at Jordan Valley Park in Springfield, MO.

October 2 Joe Biden
 Participates in the presidential debate with Gov. Sarah Palin in the Athletic Complex at Washington University in St. Louis in St. Louis, MO.

October 1 Michelle Obama
Change We Need rally at 18th Street between Vine Street and Highland Street in Kansas City, MO.
S E P T E M B E R
September 9 Joe Biden
(a) Change We Need town hall at the Activity and Recreation Center (ARC) in Columbia, MO. 
(b) Community gathering at Mehlville High School gymnasium in St. Louis, MO.

A U G U S T
August 25-26 Barack Obama
Aug. 25 Watches Michelle's convention address, then addresses Michelle and daughters Malia and Sasha on stage at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, via satellite from the home of Jim and Alicia Girardeau in Brookside (Kansas City), MO.
Aug. 26 - Discussion on Renewing America's Promise at American Airlines Overhaul Base hanger at Kansas City International Airport in Kansas City, MO.

J U L Y
July 30 Barack Obama
.....bus tour in Southwestern Missouri w/ Sen. Claire McCaskill
(a) Economic Security town hall at Glendale High School in Springfield, MO. 
(b) Unscheduled stop, greets diners at Bell Restaurant in Lebanon, MO. 
(c) Economic Security town hall in the Student Recreation Center at the Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla, MO. 
(d) Barbecue at Union City Park in Union, MO.

July 10 Michelle Obama
Women's roundtable discussion at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, MO.

July 5 Barack Obama
Speaks at the African Methodist Episcopal Church’s 48th Quadrennial Session General Conference 2008 at America’s Center in St. Louis, MO.
J U N E
June 30 Barack Obama
Speech on patriotism at the Truman Memorial Building in Independence, MO.

June 9-10 Barack Obama
June 9 - Fundraising event at the Renaissance Grand Hotel in St. Louis, MO. ($)
June 10 - Accompanies a nurse on her rounds in the cardiac unit at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO.  also hold a press conference in St. Louis.


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