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Obama Denounces Tenn. Primary Battle

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

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The Senator responds to the combative Democratic primary in Tennessee's 9th District.

“These incendiary and personal attacks have no place in our politics....” Read full statement here.

Ads in the Memphis-area race have included images of the Ku Klux Klan and what some call anti-Semitic suggestions.

*all times Eastern

- 2:00 pm
- President Obama meets with senior advisors in the Oval Office
- Vice President Biden and Secretary Clinton host a lunch in honor of Prime Minister Singh and Mrs. Kaur at the State Department
- 3:10 pm
- President Obama meets with Speaker Nancy Pelosi in the Oval Office
- 4:30 pm
- President Obama and Vice President Biden meet with Secretary of Defense Gates in the Oval Office
- 7:00 pm
- President Obama and Michelle Obama greet Prime Minister Singh and Mrs. Kaur on arrival for the State Dinner at the North Portico
- 7:00 pm
- President Obama and Michelle Obama host State Dinner in honor of Prime Minister Singh and Mrs. Kaur