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Just because Iowa staff in Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign is celebrating the opening of six new offices this weekend, doesn't mean they want to talk about it.

"Of course we are getting keys and leases in other locations," said Iowa Deputy Communications Director Stephanie Bjornsen when asked how many offices the campaign planned to open in Iowa. "We will be doing office openings as the campaign expands. Since that is a part of our campaign strategy, however, plans could change."

Bjornsen did say that the campaign hopes to have some type of influence and/or presence in all 99 counties.

Five out of the six office openings this weekend will be attended by a guest dignitary and we're happy to say that two of the guest dignitaries are strong women. Look for Christie Vilsack in Dubuque; Andy McGuire in Davenport and Iowa City; and former Gov. Tom Vilsack in Ames and Mason City.

• Ames – Saturday, May 5, 9:30 a.m. – 215 Stanton Dr., Suite 1 – RSVP by phoning (515) 268-3176
• Davenport – Saturday, May 5, 11 a.m. – 1416 W. 16th St. – RSVP by phoning (563) 322-8715
• Dubuque – Saturday, May 5, noon – 2255 JFK Rd. – RSVP by phoning (563) 556-1063
• Mason City – Saturday, May 5, noon – 636 S. Monroe St. – RSVP by phoning (319) 610-0880
• Iowa City – Saturday, May 5, 2 p.m. – 353 College St. – RSVP by phoning (319) 213-7422
• Waterloo – Sunday, May 6, 1 p.m. – 10 W. Fourth St., Suite 162 – RSVP by phoning (319) 232-1380