Election 2008

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McCain Predicts War Can Be Won by 2013
In a speech in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Republican presidential candidate John McCain says he believes the Iraq war can be won by 2013 and that he envisions Osama bin Laden will be dead or captured during his first term as president.
Thu, 15 May 2008 16:22:00 -0400

Confronting Bigotry on the Campaign Trail
Campaign workers for Barack Obama have faced racial slurs and slammed doors around the country. In Indiana, one campaign office was vandalized. The Obama campaign has chosen not to publicize the incidents. Washington Post reporter Kevin Merida talks with Michele Noris about race and the Obama campaign.
Thu, 15 May 2008 16:00:00 -0400

Connecting with White Middle-Class Voters
NPR Senior Washington Editor Ron Elving talks with Michele Norris about what Barak Obama needs to do to overcome the resistance of white, working-class voters.
Thu, 15 May 2008 16:00:00 -0400

The Reporter's Blog, from the Online NewsHour

In an optimistic address concerning his vision for the country, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain outlined his plan for his first four years in office, which would include a victory in the war in Iraq and the return of most of the country’s troops.

“By January 2013, America has welcomed home most of the servicemen and women who have sacrificed terribly so that America might be secure in her freedom,” the Arizona senator said in his speech in Columbus, Ohio.

Although McCain predicted that the Iraq war will be won and the country will be a “functioning democracy” by 2013 under his leadership, he was careful to note that Iraq will still be “suffering from the lingering effects of decades of tyranny and centuries of sectarian tension.”

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