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Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders in Seattle Saturday for 2 events

SEATTLE — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will be in Seattle this weekend for two events.

Sanders will be the keynote speaker at a rally at Seattle's Westlake Park. The event will be streamed live on kirotv.com.

Organizers say it's a celebration to mark the 80th anniversary of Social Security and the 50th anniversary of Medicare.

Sanders will be joined at the Westlake event by U.S. rep Adam Smith, Seattle folksinger Jim Page and Seattle councilmember Kshama Sawant.

It starts at 1 p.m.

Sanders is also holding a campaign rally at Hec Edmundson Pavilion Saturday night.  He’ll discuss how to get big money out of politics, income inequality, climate change and making a college education affordable.

The program begins at 7 p.m.  Doors open at 6 p.m. RSVP here.

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