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]]> ObamaLast week, the traffic from an estimated 35,000 supporters tied up local access roads for up to 45 minutes to attend a rally for Democratic presidential nominee Senator Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama at Ida Lee Park in suburban Leesburg, Virginia. 

On Monday, Alaska Governor and Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin will be visiting Leesburg in suburban Washington, DC for a rally of her own. 

Sarah Palin

It seems with Virginia as a highly contested battleground state, the candidates just can’t seem to visit often enough. I suspect with just a week left until the election, we may see Joe Biden and John McCane making additional stops in Virginia.

Sarah Palin Rally
J.R.’s Festival Lakes
42830 Ft. Evans Rd.
Leesburg, VA 20176  (map it)

Dates and Times – Monday, October 27th, gates open at 7:00 a.m., rally starts at 9:00.

Tickets – Free but tickets required.  Tickets can be ordered online.

Parking – Free

Images – Flickr- Sarah Palin, Barack Obama 

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]]> If you’re a fan of all the inside the beltway politics, back-stabbing, scandals, posturing, rumors and can’t get pull yourself from 24-hour cable news, then check out Starked DC and what our newest blogger, J-Michael has to say about the DC political scene

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Our second new b5media blogger, Jody, is writing about one of my favorite vacation and scuba diving locations, Hawaii.  At The Hawaii Traveler she’ll cover all the Hawaiian Islands have to offer for both tourists and locals.

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