• Benefit concert to support the Repeal of Cincinnati's Article XII, Plum Street Temple, downtown, 4:30 p.m.

Monday

• President Bush to speak about education, Clark County Fairgrounds, Springfield, 1:15 p.m.

• President Bush outdoor rally at Voice of America Park in West Chester Township, 1 p.m. Bush will speak at 4:20 p.m.

Tuesday

• First day of absentee voting.

Wednesday

• 7-9:30 p.m., live forum on public access Channel 23 for Northwest schools levy, Finneytown schools levy, Winton Woods school levy, Greenhills renewal levy and bond levy, and Springfield Township zoning levy. Sponsored by Waycross Community Media.

Thursday

• First presidential debate, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla., 9 p.m.

• 7-9:30 p.m., live forum on public access Channel 24 for Hamilton County clerk, recorder, MRDD levy, Drake levy and Ohio Issue 1. Sponsored by Waycross Community Media.

Friday

• Scheduled adjournment of the 108th Congress.

Saturday

• President Bush speaks to the National Association of Home Builders, Columbus.

• President Bush campaigns in Mansfield.

• President Bush holds campaign rally in Summit County.

Oct. 4

• Voter registration deadline.

Oct. 5

• Hamilton County forum sponsored by the Over-the-Rhine Chamber of Commerce, featuring Commissioner Phil Heimlich and candidates Eve Bolton, Pat DeWine, David Grossman and Todd Portune, Bell Event Centre, Pendleton, 11:30 a.m.

• Vice-presidential debate, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, 9 p.m.

Oct. 6

• The Cincinnati AFL-CIO Labor Council to hear from labor-endorsed candidates, Communication Workers of America Local 4400, Mount Airy, 7 p.m.

Oct. 7

• U.S. Conference of Mayors Leadership meeting, Akron.

Oct. 15

• Hamilton County commissioner candidate forum sponsored by Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce, Hyatt Regency, downtown, noon.

Oct. 25

• 8-9 p.m., live forum on public access Channel 24, U.S. House 1st District. Sponsored by Waycross Community Media.

Nov. 2

• Election Day. Ohio polls open 6:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Indiana: 6 a.m.-6 p.m.

Dec. 13

• Ohio Electoral College meets in Columbus, noon.

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