President Obama will make 2 stops in NO Thursday

Posted: Oct 12, 2009 7:26 AM by sleonard

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - President Obama will make two stops during his visit to New Orleans on Thursday.
The White House announced Sunday night the president's first stop will be Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School in the Lower 9th Ward.
The president will hold a town hall meeting at the University of New Orleans Lakefront Campus Thursday afternoon. Public access to the town hall will be limited.
Anyone wishing to attend the town hall should register at www.whitehouse.gov/advance /NewOrleansTownHall10-15-09/. The site will be available until Tuesday 10 a.m.
Tickets can also be obtained by calling 504-280-7060 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday. The White House will select names randomly from those submitted online and left on the voice mail.

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