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ATLANTA, GA- Bill Clinton, Usher and now add this big name to the list....

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First Lady Michelle Obama will spend Monday in Atlanta ...
to help the campaign of Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Michelle Nunn and promote her education initiatives. 
First Lady Michelle Obama will join U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan in launching the fifth annual back-to-school bus tour Monday in Atlanta. This year’s “Partners in Progress” trip will include stops in Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee, highlighting the states' commitment to encourage reform and innovation and help all students achieve success.
 
Duncan’s day will begin at 9:30 a.m. ET with an event at Spelman College where he will host a roundtable with students to spotlight the importance of teacher recruitment. Teachers are needed at all K-12 levels, especially in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). A press availability will follow at 10:50 a.m. ET.
 
At 1:25 p.m. ET, Mrs. Obama will meet Secretary Duncan at Booker T. Washington High School – which opened in 1924 as the first public high school for African-Americans in Georgia that includes Dr. Martin L. King Jr. among its graduates. The First Lady will begin her visit to the school with a short tour of a college fair that will be set up for students. The tour will be covered by a pre-determined press pool.
 
Mrs. Obama and Secretary Duncan will then deliver remarks at a “Prep Rally” in the high school’s gymnasium as  part of the First Lady’s Reach Higher initiative, which aims to increase college access and opportunity for all students. Reach Higher focuses on the importance of pursuing and completing some form of higher education and encourages students to do their part to answer the President’s call to ensure that by the year 2020, America once again has the highest proportion of college graduates in the world. A press availability with Secretary Duncan only will follow at 2:35 p.m. ET.  The Prep Rally will be open press. 
FLOTUS jumps back into the political fray on Sept. 8, headlining an event in Atlanta raising funds for Nunn in her race against Republican David Perdue, the former chief executive officer of Dollar General Corp. The two are vying for the seat that Republican Saxby Chambliss is giving up, with the latest polls giving Nunn a slight lead.
In the afternoon, Mrs. Obama will attend a closed-press fundraiser for the Nunn campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. Then she will speak at a public “Voter Registration Rally.”
A Nunn win would hinder the Republican push for the net gain of six seats the party needs to control the Senate. 
On Sept. 13, 2014, . Former President Bill Clinton headed to the house of Usher for a fundraiser for the Democratic US Senate hopeful. Clinton will join the recording artist at his Atlanta-area home to raise money for the Democratic Senate candidate, one of Democrats' top Senate recruits for the midterm election cycle. 

 Clinton worked with Sam Nunn, when he served in the Senate during Clinton's presidency. The relationship has had its rough patches: In 1998, Sam Nunn called on Clinton to resign during the Monica Lewinsky scandal, and in 2008 Sam Nunn endorsed Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton for president.
President Barack Obama, weighed down by multiple world crises, won’t be accompanying his wife on the trip to Georgia. He was defeated in the peach state in each of his presidential races, losing it 9 percentage points as he won re-election in 2012.
The first lady’s appearance for Nunn, which also will benefit the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee, is closed to the press.
Afterward, she’ll speak at a nearby voter registration rally that’s open to the public.  The First Lady's appearance will certainly give Nunn's campaign a big boost. Her father, former Senator Sam Nunn (D. GA), is hitting the campaign trail with her. 
Republicans are seeking to mention President Barack Obama alongside Nunn every chance they get, but his wife remains more popular — and less of a lightning rod.

Nunn sent along the following statement on the First Lady’s visit:
“As CEO of President George H.W. Bush’s Points of Light Foundation, I saw firsthand how the First Lady has been a leader in increasing civic participation and fostering support for volunteerism. I am excited to have her join us in Georgia next week as we work to get more people engaged in our democracy.”  

Following are details of Secretary Duncan’s Monday activities.
 
EVENT ONE 
WHO:   
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
 
WHAT:  
Roundtable discussion with students on teacher recruitment
       
WHERE: 
Spelman College, 420 Westview Dr. S.W., Atlanta
 
WHEN:  
Monday, Sept. 8, 2014
9:30 a.m. ET – Roundtable discussion
10:50 a.m. ET – Press availability
 
EVENT TWO
WHO:   
First Lady Michelle Obama
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
 
WHAT:  
“Prep Rally” in the school’s gymnasium, focusing on the importance of completing school and pursuing higher education
Note: reporters wishing to cover this event must RSVP to Kimberly Willis Green atkwgreen@atlanta.k12.ga.us by 2 p.m. ET Friday.
       
WHERE: 
Booker T. Washington High School, 45 Whitehouse Dr. S.W., Atlanta
 
WHEN:  
Monday, Sept. 8, 2014
1:25 p.m. ET – “Prep Rally”
2:35 p.m. ET – Press availability with Secretary Duncan only
 
EVENT THREE
WHO:   
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
 
WHAT:  
Observation of work-based learning and roundtable with current and former students involved with the Southwire Company’s 12 for Life program
       
WHERE: 
Southwire Company, 390 Old Bremen Rd., Carrollton, Georgia
 
WHEN:  
Monday, Sept. 8, 2014
5 p.m. ET – Southwire activities begin
6:20 p.m. ET – Press availability
 
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