Actor Sean Astin, Kennedy daughter to join Clintons for Indiana stops

By The Associated Press

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Chelsea Clinton, left, daughter of Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y, Ted Danson, center, and Mary Steenburgen, makes a campaign stop at the Burger Activity Center in Austin, Texas, Monday, March 3, 2008. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

By Beth Boehne

Story Created: Mar 22, 2008 at 1:55 PM EST

Story Updated: Mar 22, 2008 at 2:07 PM EST

Actor Sean Astin and former Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend will join former President Bill Clinton and his daughter Chelsea on their campaign swing through Indiana Monday.

Townsend, the daughter of Robert F. Kennedy and a former Maryland lieutenant governor, will appear with the Clintons at Dyngus Day and Solidarity Day events in South Bend.

Townsend lost the gubernatorial election in Maryland five years ago.

Dyngus Day is a Polish holiday that celebrates the end of Lent, but in South Bend it's more of a political holiday where residents can meet and talk to elected leaders.

The former president also is scheduled to make stops at "Solutions for America" rallies Monday in Rochester and Logansport. His schedule for the day ends with a 7:30 p.m. appearance at a West Lafayette High School rally.

Chelsea Clinton will be joined by Astin, the star of the Notre Dame football movie "Rudy," during an appearance in Bloomington. The two will appear at 6:30 p.m. at the Grand Foyer at Indiana University Ballroom, according to a campaign spokesman.

Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton toured the state Thursday, and her husband also made appearances on Tuesday. The New York senator is battling Barack Obama for Indiana's 72 delegates. The state will hold its primary May 6.

Obama, a senator from Illinois, held a town hall meeting March 15 at Plainfield High School.

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