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Participate 2012: Obama Speaking in Tampa Today

President Barack Obama will be in Tampa today to speak at the Hillsborough Community College Dale Mabry Campus after a mid-day appearance in the Orlando area.

President Barack Obama will fly into Tampa a little later today to speak at the Hillsborough Community College Dale Mabry Campus at 4:15 p.m.

Obama is flying in from Orlando, where he is speaking to members of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) conference, according to an article from TampaBay.com

Obama previously talked to the NALEO in 2008, where he promised he would be working toward immigration reform.

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After that address, Obama will be on his way to Tampa.

There are no tickets left for the event. No numbers were given for how many tickets were received, but when President Bill Clinton spoke in the same space, close to 3,000 people attended.

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