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Sen. Joe BidenDemocratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) will be visiting the Puget Sound area later this month, the Seattle P-I is reporting.

Biden, who was chosen as a running mate by Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) this August, is expected somewhere in the region for a rally on October 19. His counterpart, Gov. Sarah Palin (R-Alaska) was supposed to come to the state in September but her schedule changed at the last minute and she was replaced by her husband and Cindy McCain.

It will the first visit by a member of either party's presidential ticket since Republican nominee Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) visited North Bend in May.

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According to a Survey USA poll, 41 percent of Washingtonians think Sarah Palin would be a better vice president than Dick Cheney. Another 25 percent think she would be no different, while 29 percent think she would be worse than Dick Cheney.

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The fundraiser scheduled for today with Cindy McCain, wife of Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain of Arizona, has been canceled, the AP is reporting.

This marks the second major change for the event, which was to take place in Bellevue. It was originally scheduled for vice presidential nominee Gov. Sarah Palin (R-Alaska). Shortly after its announcement, though, Palin's schedule was changed and Mrs. McCain was brought in as a surrogate.

Earlier today Sen. McCain postponed his campaign to work on the nation's looming financial crisis.

UPDATE: It turns out that the AP report, citing McCain spokesman Rick Gorka, was incorrect. The Seattle Times reports that the event did go on as planned, and even included Palin's husband, Todd.

This comes despite the campaign's claim that it was "suspending" operations, including fundraising, in order to deal with the Wall Street crisis.

The event was closed to the media.