'Socialism' and Cold War Rhetoric in the Presidential Campaign

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John McCain is accusing Barack Obama of "socialism." Obama says McCain has "run out of ideas." What does "socialism" really mean? Will Cold War rhetoric work in the campaign of 2008? Also, stock markets fall globally while OPEC cuts production, and a cheaper, faster way of detecting almost all genetic diseases.

John McCain is accusing Barack Obama of "socialism." Obama says McCain has "run out of ideas." What does "socialism" really mean? Will Cold War rhetoric work in the campaign of 2008? Also, stock markets fall globally while OPEC cuts production, and a breakthrough in early detection of 15,000 genetic diseases. 

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Credits

Host:

Warren Olney

Producers:

Frances Anderton, Katie Cooper, Christian Bordal