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Eric Kleefeld | October 22, 2010, 8:59AM

Bill Clinton On Mission To Rescue Democratic Party
The Washington Post reports: "Bill Clinton is baffled. The former president's friends say he is in disbelief that in the closing weeks of the midterm campaigns Democrats have failed to articulate a coherent message on the economy and, worse, have allowed themselves to become 'human pinatas.' So Clinton is deploying himself on a last-ditch, dawn-to-dusk sprint to rescue his beleaguered party. And as the only president in modern times who has balanced the federal budget, he is leveraging his credibility to become one of the most fierce defenders of President Obama's economic policies."

Obama's Day Ahead
President Obama will depart form San Francisco at 1:15 p.m. ET, arriving at 2:20 p.m. ET in Los Angeles. He will deliver remarks at a 3:45 p.m. ET event for Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), and speak at a 4:55 p.m. ET DNC rally. He will depart from Los Angeles at 5:50 p.m. ET, and tape an interview at 6:25 p.m. ET for the Piolin Show in Glendale. He will depart form Glendale at 7:05 p.m. ET, and depart from Los Angeles at 7:30 p.m. ET, arriving at 8:30 p.m. ET in Las Vegas, Nevada. He will deliver remarks at a 9:10 p.m. ET DNC rally, and attend a dinner at 10:45 p.m. ET for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV).

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