Published: Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:00:00 -0400
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For many young people in tiny Hemet, Calif., the first stop after graduation is that town's Armed Forces Career Center. More than five years into the Iraq war, the center provides one-stop-shopping for potential Army, Navy and Marine recruits.
Published: Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:00:00 -0400
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Residents of Hemet, Calif. know all too well about military casualties. They're not alone — that town's story has been repeated in rural communities across the country. We examine why soldiers from rural areas are more likely to die in combat and how voters in those areas see the Iraq war.
Published: Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:00:00 -0400
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Some of the Democratic candidate's supporters are expressing frustration with what they see as a slide toward the center. Markos Moulitsas, founder of The DailyKos political blog, discusses how Obama is trying to appeal to moderates.
Published: Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:00:00 -0400
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Smokers in Detroit talk about why menthol cigarettes are so popular in the black community. Then, Donna Christensen, head of the Congressional Black Caucus's Health Task Force, discusses why she is pushing to get stronger language into pending tobacco legislation.
Published: Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:00:00 -0400
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California firefighters are battling hundreds of fires across the state and resources are stretched very thin. So property owners in threatened areas have taken matters into their own hands.
Published: Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:31:00 -0400
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One of John McCain's top lieutenants is getting a battlefield promotion. Steve Schmidt, a former spokesman for President Bush's re-election campaign, was promoted at McCain headquarters in Virginia amid criticism in some GOP circles that McCain has been slow out of the starting gate.
Published: Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:01:00 -0400
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As the marathon presidential campaign heads for the autumn stretch, voters should consider going on a media diet, be honest about their own biases and search out sources with views other than their own.
Published: Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:16:00 -0400
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A top aide to Senator John McCain is taking on extra duties in the presidential campaign. Steve Schmidt will oversee day-to-day political, strategy, coalitions, scheduling and communications operations. He will report to Campaign Manager Rick Davis.
Published: Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:00:00 -0400
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Denver announced that it will not sweep the homeless off the streets during the Democratic National Convention. Instead, city officials plan to involve them in the political process. The president of the Colorado Coalition of the Homeless discusses the city's plans.
Published: Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:00:00 -0400
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While the Democrats are in Denver this summer, the Republican National Convention will be underway in St. Paul, Minn. We hear from people who rely on the Dorothy Day center, a homeless shelter near the convention site.
