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<title>Analyzing the new President&apos;s Inaugural Address</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 20, 2009) On this Inauguration Day, we&apos;re hearing from people across the North Country as they make their way to the Capitol Mall in Washington D.C. to see the swearing in of the 44th President. As Barack Obama takes the oath of office, hundreds of millions of people around the world will be glued to radios, TVs and computers to hear his inaugural speech. NPR political editor Ken Rudin talked with Jonathan Brown about what he&apos;ll be listening for. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/12816/20090120/analyzing-the-new-president-apos-s-inaugural-address">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>A closer look at the election</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 5, 2008) Martha Foley and Brian Mann analyze yesterday&apos;s elections from a state and national perspective. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/12385/20081105/a-closer-look-at-the-election">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Canadians weigh in on U.S. election</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 4, 2008) It wasn&apos;t hard to get comments on the U.S. presidential race from north of the border yesterday. Ottawa correspondent Lucy Martin talked to Canadians and tourists on Parliament Hill. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/12374/20081104/canadians-weigh-in-on-u-s-election">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Playing the Presidential candidates</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 3, 2008) In this election year, the youth vote has become a key demographic, targeted by both major party’s presidential campaigns. Some political pundits question whether the 18-24 age group will break with the past and vote in large numbers. The Franklin Academy High School in Malone is trying to spark interest in the presidential race by staging a mock debate and presidential election. Jonathan Brown talked with the students playing the candidates. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/12363/20081103/playing-the-presidential-candidates">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Contemporary Issues Forum: Iraq, Afghanistan and the Presidential Contest</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 20, 2008) How US politics has interacted with the domestic issues in Iraq and Afghanistan could be a factor in the fateful presidential election of November, 2008. Juan Cole, Professor of History at the University of Michigan, has written extensively about Egypt, Iran, Iraq, and South Asia. He addresses the Contemporary Issues Forum at St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/12330/20081020/contemporary-issues-forum-iraq-afghanistan-and-the-presidential-contest">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>A campaign season status check</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 20, 2008) Just over two weeks remain until Americans go to the polls to choose a new president.   We’ll also decide the shape of Congress and vote for state and local offices.   The economic turmoil has added urgency to the election – it’s also changed the messages of the candidates, and, perhaps, the progress of their campaigns.    Brian Mann has been following the election season closely and blogging about politics on our website.  He talks with Martha Foley. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/12281/20081020/a-campaign-season-status-check">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Full audio: Sen. Obama and Sen. McCain meet in final presidential debate</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 16, 2008) The presidential candidates for the Republican and Democratic parties met for their final debate last night at Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY. Bob Scheiffer of CBS News moderated. Audio courtesy of the PBS News Hour. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/12266/20081016/full-audio-sen-obama-and-sen-mccain-meet-in-final-presidential-debate">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Full audio: Obama and McCain Town Hall Debate in Nashville</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 8, 2008) The financial crisis, foreign policy and our energy future were just a few of the issues submitted by voters to Barack Obama and John McCain in their second debate Tuesday night at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. Moderated by Tom Brokaw of NBC News. Audio courtesy of the PBS News Hour. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/12224/20081008/full-audio-obama-and-mccain-town-hall-debate-in-nashville">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Full audio: Vice Presidential Debate in St. Louis, Missouri</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 3, 2008) Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Democratic vice presidential candidate, and Governor Sarah Palin, Republican vice presidential nominee, debated last night at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Gwen Ifill of PBS was moderator. Audio courtesy of the PBS News Hour. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/12197/20081003/full-audio-vice-presidential-debate-in-st-louis-missouri">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Full debate audio: John McCain and Barack Obama debate foreign policy in Oxford, MS</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Sep 26, 2008) After a 20-minute debate on the US financial crisis, John McCain and Barack Obama turned to the foreign policy issues facing the next president. Moderator, Jim Lehrer; audio courtesy of the PBS News Hour. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/12164/20080926/full-debate-audio-john-mccain-and-barack-obama-debate-foreign-policy-in-oxford-ms">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>McCain announces suspension of campaign</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Sep 24, 2008) NEW YORK (AP) Republican John McCain says he&apos;s directing his staff to work with Barack Obama&apos;s campaign and the debate commission to delay Friday&apos;s debate because of the economic crisis. McCain issued a statement saying he&apos;ll stop campaigning after addressing former President Bill Clinton&apos;s Global Initiative session on Thursday and return to Washington to focus on the nation&apos;s financial problems. McCain also said he wants President Bush to convene a leadership meeting in Washington. Both he and Obama would attend the session. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/12138/20080924/mccain-announces-suspension-of-campaign">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Financial crisis ripples through election season</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Sep 22, 2008) The financial crisis has turned attention away from the presidential campaign. It’s also added urgency and meaning to the electoral choices the country faces in just six weeks. Barack Obama and John McCain are still locked in a close battle.  There are tough contests for Congress and the New York’s legislature here in the North Country.  Brian Mann is reporting on air and now blogging about the political season. He joined Martha Foley this morning during The 8 O&apos;clock Hour. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/12119/20080922/financial-crisis-ripples-through-election-season">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Obama slipping in new statewide poll</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Sep 16, 2008) Barack Obama’s lead in New York has fallen to just five points ahead of John McCain, in a new poll conducted by Siena College. The survey found that Obama has lost ground with women voters. Albany correspondent Karen DeWitt reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/12079/20080916/obama-slipping-in-new-statewide-poll">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Behind the scenes at the RNC</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Sep 5, 2008) The Democratic and Republican National Conventions have delivered more drama than expected this year. Our correspondent Karen DeWitt is attending both. She&apos;s in St. Paul talking with state delegates. She says New York&apos;s Republicans, like many of the party faithful, loved VP nominee Sarah Palin&apos;s speech Wednesday night. The Alaska Governor&apos;s comments followed a keynote address by Rudy Giuliani. Karen told All Before Five host Jonathan Brown that the delegates ate up the barbed rhetoric from the former New York City mayor. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/12017/20080905/behind-the-scenes-at-the-rnc">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Full speech: Sen. John McCain accepts the Republican presidential nomination in St. Paul</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Sep 5, 2008) Interrupted by occasional protests at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Senator John McCain presented his message of change through the prism of conservative policies. Audio provided by The News Hour, PBS. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/12015/20080905/full-speech-sen-john-mccain-accepts-the-republican-presidential-nomination-in-st-paul">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Bruno says with Palin, Republicans can win New York</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Sep 5, 2008) Former state Sen. Joe Bruno said John McCain’s surprise vice presidential pick, Sarah Palin, will be an asset to the national party, and the state party in New York. He said he thinks the national campaign will come to New York, and that Republicans are closer to winning this traditionally Democratic state than people think. Bruno spoke with Karen DeWitt after his remarks to the New York delegation. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/12013/20080905/bruno-says-with-palin-republicans-can-win-new-york">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Bruno likens Obama to Spitzer</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Sep 5, 2008) Former New York Senate leader Joseph Bruno energized the New York delegation yesterday with a warning to the national party that likened Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama to disgraced former Gov. Eliot Spitzer. He said Obama&apos;s supporters are caught up in his Hollywood-directed campaign. Bruno retired as New York&apos;s most powerful Republican this year. Spitzer resigned in March after he was named in a prostitution investigation. Bruno told the New York delegation in St. Paul that Obama and Spitzer are dangerous for the country because they fool people. Karen DeWitt has more. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/12012/20080905/bruno-likens-obama-to-spitzer">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Treadwell pro-choice, praises staunchly pro-life GOP ticket</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Sep 5, 2008) Republican candidate Sandy Treadwell, from Essex County, is running for the 20th congressional district.  He hopes to unseat Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand. Treadwell traveled to the Twin Cities for the Republican National Convention.  He checked in with Brian Mann yesterday, at a time when the convention floor was still buzzing about Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/12011/20080905/treadwell-pro-choice-praises-staunchly-pro-life-gop-ticket">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Pataki resurfaces at GOP convention</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Sep 4, 2008) Former New York Governor George Pataki is one of the surrogates for John McCain at the Republican National Convention, making the rounds of breakfast and lunch meetings. Karen DeWitt caught up with Pataki at the Ohio delegation breakfast. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/12002/20080904/pataki-resurfaces-at-gop-convention">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Full audio: Former NY Gov. George Pataki at the RNC in St. Paul</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Sep 4, 2008) Former New York Governor George Pataki talks about Sarah Palin, John McCain, Mayor Bloomberg, and issues such as GOP tax proposals at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/12001/20080904/full-audio-former-ny-gov-george-pataki-at-the-rnc-in-st-paul">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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