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Philadelphia welcomes a former and sitting president

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As previously reported on Broad & Cecil, former President Bill Clinton will be stopping by Main Campus tonight (Thursday, Oct. 28) to campaign for and with Pennsylvania Democratic senatorial candidate Joe Sestak. The event will be held at the Bell Tower at 8 p.m.

According to The Associated Press, gubernatorial nominee Dan Onorato will appear alongside the former president. Clinton will begin in Erie, Pa., this morning and is on the Pennsylvania trail campaigning in preparation for the Nov. 2 midterm elections.

In other news: After appearing on “The Daily Show” last night, President Barack Obama will return to Philadelphia Saturday. He was last in town Oct. 10 at the Robert Fulton Elementary School in Germantown alongside Philly band, The Roots.

Be sure to check in with temple-news.com for event coverage.

MSNBC’s Chris Matthews to film Hardball on campus

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Temple University is getting some national TV love at 5 pm today when MSNBC political commentator Chris Matthews films a live episode of his nightly talk show, “Hardball with Chris Matthews” on Pollett Walk on Main Campus.

Matthews is set to interview congressman Joe Sestak (D), who is currently the democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate. Matthews has recently been on a college tour, where he has filmed episodes at various universities while he provides commentary on the upcoming Nov. 2 elections. Previous stops have included the University of Illinois-Chicago and Louisville.

In 2005, Matthews received the Law Klein Excellence in the Media Award from Temple’s School of Communications and Theater.