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Jonesboro residents will join the thousands who have toured the C-SPAN Campaign 2012 Bus when it stops in Jonesboro on Wednesday, Feb. 8, on its "Road to the White House" tour, named after C-SPAN's signature political program. The bus stops at Jonesboro High School, 301 Hurricane Drive, from 8-10 a.m. on Feb. 8 and at Arkansas State University, Lot SW-5A, directly behind the Dean B. Ellis Library (322 University Loop West Circle) and near ASU's College of Communications/College of Education Building (330 University Loop West), from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. These Jonesboro events are in partnership with Suddenlink Communications.

The Campaign 2012 Bus travels the country to promote and enhance C-SPAN's extensive resources and political coverage by stopping at major political events such as candidate debates and speeches in early primary states and meeting with voters on the campaign trail. Additionally, the bus will tour state capitals, visit community events, and host students and teachers around the nation, giving them an inside look at C-SPAN¹s comprehensive educational and political resources.

"With the presidential campaign heating up, this is a great time for C-SPAN to hit the road with the Campaign 2012 Bus," said Jenny Marland. "C-SPAN offers a variety of public affairs programming and resources for educators, students, first-time voters, and the general public. We hope they come on board and check out our interactive Campaign 2012 Bus."

Visitors will learn about the following programming and resources via HD TVs, touch screen computers, laptops, and mobile devices.

Follow the Road to the White House with C-SPAN's political coverage on the C-SPAN networks, C-SPAN Radio, and www.c-span.org. In Jonesboro, C-SPAN can be seen on channel 23 and C-SPAN2 on 73.