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First lady Laura Bush to visit region

Published October 27th, 2006 | 0 Comments

First lady Laura Bush is scheduled to visit Sullivan County Tuesday to rally area Republicans for Tennessee U.S. Senate GOP nominee Bob Corker's campaign, a source who asked not to be identified said Friday.

Details of the event were not disclosed.

Corker and Democratic congressman Harold Ford Jr. are running a contentious race - marked by numerous negative TV ads on both sides - for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist.

The race could determine which political party controls the U.S. Senate. Democrats need to pick up six seats in the Nov. 7 midterm election to retake control.

A recent Rasmussen Reports poll showed President George W. Bush's job approval rating at 42 percent, but Laura Bush's job approval poll numbers have doubled her husband's this year.

In the last few days, Mrs. Bush has appeared at about a half dozen events on behalf of GOP nominees in congressional races.

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