Former President Bill Clinton stopped in Del Rio, north of 
Modesto, on Sunday to raise money for his wife's run for the presidency. He arrived about 2:20 p.m. after speaking earlier in the day on behalf of New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton at the California Democratic Party convention in San Jose. The former president came to California to court the superdelegates who are likely to settle the close race between his wife and Illinois Sen. Barack Obama.
Clinton spoke at the Bing Way home of Dr. Amarjit Dhaliwal and his wife, Rupinder. Dhaliwal met Clinton in Stockton when the former president campaigned for his wife the day before the Feb. 5 California primary. It's rare for presidents or former presidents to stop in Stanislaus County. "It's good for Modesto," Dhaliwal said. "Folks are very excited."About 170 guests were expected at the fund-raiser, the Modesto oncologist said. Many of them are doctors in the Modesto area, although a few guests came from Fresno and the Bay Area, he said.
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