Palin to make first campaign appearance in Carolinas

According to published reports, Republican Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin will make her first official campaign appearance at East Carolina University in Greenville, N.C.
The Charlotte Observer reports the Alaska governor will speak Tuesday night at Minges Coliseum on the campus.
The visit comes the same night Senators John McCain and Barak Obama will square off in Nashville for the second of three presidential debates.
According to the paper, Obama will spend a couple days leading up to the debate preparing in Asheville.