Actor Kal Penn and Gov. Tim Kaine's Son to Headline Students for Obama College Tour

RICHMOND, VA - Actor Kal Penn and Gov. Timothy M. Kaine's son, Nat, will headline a Students for Barack Obama College Tour Saturday, visiting George Mason University, the University of Virginia, and the University of Richmond.  The tour will highlight Obama's vision for fundamentally changing Washington to make progress on the toughest issues that face us and the pivotal role young people can play in helping to make that change.

Penn currently appears in the FOX medical drama House, and last year, he had a recurring role in 24. He is probably best known for his breakout role in Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle.  This spring, he will serve as a visiting professor of Asian American Studies at the University of Pennsylvania.

Nat Kaine, the governor's eldest son, is a senior at Maggie Walker High School in Richmond. Governor Kaine was the first statewide elected official outside Illinois to endorse Senator Obama.

George Mason University SFBO Event
When:   10 a.m., Sat, Feb. 9, 2008
Where:  G.W. Johnson Center
       3rd Floor Meeting Room F
       Fairfax, VA 22030

University of Virginia SFBO Event
When:  1:30 p.m., Sat, Feb. 9, 2008
Where: Newcomb Hall
      Room 168 A/B
      Charlottesville, VA 22904

University of Richmond SFBO Event
When:  4 p.m., Sat, Feb. 9, 2008
Where: Tyler Hanes Commons
      Alice Hanes Room, First Floor
      4 Richmond Way, Richmond, VA 23173

Events are open to the press. For more information, please contact Rob O'Donnell at 301-275-9091 or roodonnell@davidson.edu.

Former Assistant Secretary of State Dr. Susan Rice to Highlight Obama's Plan to Restore America's Global Leadership

HARRISONBURG, VA - Dr. Susan Rice, senior foreign policy adviser for U.S. Sen. Barack Obama's campaign, will visit Harrisonburg and Charlottesville tomorrow to talk about Obama's plan to restore America's standing on the world stage and protect the country.

As a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Obama has fought to strengthen America's position in the world. Obama has worked to bring people together, regardless of party affiliation, in order to tackle problems such as preventing the spread of weapons of mass destruction and stopping the genocide in Darfur.

A frequent guest on MSNBC, Rice was the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs in Bill Clinton's administration. She has degrees from Stanford and Oxford.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2008
Harrisonburg Foreign Policy Town Hall
When:    11 a.m.
Where:   James Madison University
        Health and Human Services Building, Room 1301
        801 Carrier Dr.
        Harrisonburg, VA

Charlottesville Foreign Policy Town Hall
When:    3 p.m.
Where:   University of Virginia
        Clark Hall, Room 108
        (on McCormick near the intersection of Emmett)
         Charlottesville, VA

* Events are open to the press and the public. For more information, please contact Rob O'Donnell at 301-275-9091 or roodonnell@davidson.edu.

Pulitzer Prize Winner Samantha Power to Stump in Northern Virginia for Obama

FREDERICKSBURG, VA - Pulitzer Prize winner Samantha Power, a senior foreign policy adviser to U.S. Sen. Barack Obama's campaign, will kick off a canvass in Falls Church Saturday morning and headline a town hall with renowned law professor Cass Sunstein in Fredericksburg. Together they will discuss Obama's plan to restore American leadership on the world stage and decrease the risk of terrorism by attacking global poverty, upholding the rule of law and rebuilding international cooperation.

Power is Harvard's Anna Lindh Professor of Global Leadership and Public Policy. She won the Pulitzer for her book "A Problem from Hell": America and the Age of Genocide, and she was the founding director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard University.

Sunstein is a law professor at the University of Chicago, where Obama taught Constitutional law. He has testified before congressional committees on many subjects and has been involved in constitution-making and law reform activities in a number of nations, including Ukraine, Poland, China, South Africa, and Russia. Sunstein is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and vice-chair of the ABA Committee on Separation of Powers and Governmental Organizations.

He's a member of the Department of Political Science as well as the Law School. He is author of many articles and a number of books, including Constitutional Law, Democracy and the Problem of Free Speech (1993), Why Societies Need Dissent (2003) and The Second Bill of Rights (2004).

Falls Church Canvass Kickoff  
When:             9:45 a.m., Feb. 9, 2008        
Where:            Obama for America NOVA HQ
400 N. Washington St.  (parking lot)
                 Falls Church, VA 22046

Fredericksburg Foreign Policy Town Hall
When:              Noon, Sat, Feb. 9, 2008
Where:            Mary Washington University
139 Combs Hall
1301 College Ave
Fredericksburg, VA 22401

Events are open to the press. For more information, please contact Rob O'Donnell at 301-275-9091 or roodonnell@davidson.edu.

Tim Kaine to Campaign Across Virginia for Senator Barack Obama

RICHMOND - Governor Kaine will appear at events across the Commonwealth this weekend campaigning for Senator Barack Obama.

Tim Kaine will speak at a "Get-Out-The-Vote" kick-off Saturday morning, attend the Democratic Party's Annual Jefferson Jackson Dinner, and make three stops with Senator Obama on Sunday.

Public schedule follows below:

Saturday, February 9th

Richmond Get-Out-The-Vote Kick-Off
The Camel
1621 W Broad St, Richmond, VA
Richmond, VA 23220
Doors Open: 9:00 a.m.

Virginia Democratic Party Jefferson - Jackson Dinner
Alltel Pavilion at the Siegel Center
1200 W Broad St, Richmond, VA
Richmond, VA 23284
***For credentials, contact Danae Jones at 804-433-0071 orDanae@vademocrats.org.***
Doors Open: 6:00 p.m.

Sunday, February 10th

"Stand for Change" Town Hall Meeting  with Barack Obama
TC Williams High School Gym
3330 King St
Alexandria, VA 22302
Doors Open: 12:30 PM

"Stand for Change" Rally with Barack Obama
Virginia Beach Convention Center
1000 19th St
Virginia Beach, VA
Doors Open: 5:30 PM
Program Begins: 7:30 PM