Bill Clinton visiting NC for speech, fundraising

RALEIGH — Former President Bill Clinton is visiting North Carolina to speak with both supporters and donors.

Clinton will speak Monday morning at North Carolina State University, addressing a crowd about the future of America and issues facing the country. The university said there are no more general public tickets available.

After the event, Clinton will attend a lunch fundraiser for western North Carolina Rep. Heath Shuler. Clinton and Shuler have been building a relationship since Clinton reached out to the
former NFL quarterback as Democrats recruited him to run for Congress in the 2006 election.

In 2008, Shuler endorsed Clinton’s wife, now Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, in her run for the White House. He did so after she won the primary in his district.

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