Obama to hold public event in Twin Cities on Saturday

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U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Ilinois Senator Barack Obama celebrates victory in the South Carolina primary in Columbia, S.C., on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008.
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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama will rally his supporters in the Twin Cities on Saturday, three days before Minnesota's precinct caucuses.

Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak announced the visit at a Capitol news conference Monday morning. Rybak - who heads Obama's Minnesota campaign - said he expects the event to draw thousands.

The location has yet to be announced.

Minnesota is getting more attention from presidential candidates as the Feb. 5 Super Tuesday caucuses approach. The state is among two dozen that will hold presidential primaries or caucuses that day.

Democrat John Edwards will visit a St. Paul union hall on Tuesday.

Republican Mike Huckabee's wife, Janet Huckabee, made stops in Roseville and St. Louis Park on Monday.

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