Elections  »  2008 Campaign Visit: Clinton

Hillary Clinton town hall meeting

  • When: 2:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8
  • Where: West Central Community Center, 1603 N. Belt

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Spokane becomes a major battleground in the Democratic presidential race today as the two candidates’ campaigns stage major – and slightly overlapping – events within a few miles of each other. Sen. Hillary Clinton will hold a town hall meeting at the West Central Community Center starting at 2:30 p.m. About three miles due south, Michelle Obama, wife of Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, will hold a “Rally for Change” at 4 p.m. at the Fox Theater in downtown.

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Community center braces for high-profile visit

The West Central Community Center in Spokane has hosted big-name political candidates and large-crowd events before. But never with this much snow on the ground. “That’s really our biggest challenge right now,” said Don Higgins, the center’s executive director.