Sen. Barack Obama returns to Virginia today for the second time in a week, making appearances in Richmond and Leesburg that will highlight the Old Dominion’s potential role as a decisive battle in the presidential election.

Obama is hoping to bring Virginia into the Democratic column for the first time since 1964 by campaigning hard here in the crucial last days before the Nov. 4 election.

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