Actress Jurnee Smollett and state Sen. Gladys Robinson are Greensboro Saturday at an event to encourage supporters of President Barack Obama to sign up for “I'm There” program where they get credentials to to watch the president's speech at Bank of America stadium.
The program is designed to get campaign volunteers. Smollett has appeared in such TV programs as Friday Night Lights and ER and The Great Debaters. Meanwhile, on Sunday and Monday, Sharon Day, co-chair of the Republican National committee will speak in Greensboro and Charlotte to volunteers about the campaign.

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August 18, 2012 - 5:31pm — NotaliberalCome on N&O, have you gotten so near bankruptcy that you have laid off all your editors? I find it hard to believe that Smollett and Robinson "are Greensboro." I guess your reporters are so used to making up scandals and lying that such mistakes are not relevant any more.
Hold out another two weeks.
August 18, 2012 - 2:59pm — AgentPierceThose being begged to fill the empty seats at Occupy Charlotte should hold out another two weeks. The bounty will be at least double by then.