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John McCain's Big Advantage in the Presidential Campaign
In what's billed as a great year for Democrats, their candidate for president has a big problem. Less than half of Americans think Barack Obama would be a good commander in chief. Almost three-fourths say that about John McCain. Also, Obama in Jordan, and the accused mastermind of genocide in Serbia has been arrested after thirteen years on the run.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenIn what's billed as a great year for Democrats, their candidate for president has a big problem. Less than half of Americans think Barack Obama would be a good commander in chief. Almost three-fourths say that about John McCain. We look at McCain's record in the military and in the US Senate. Also, Barack Obama in Jordan, and Radovan Karadzic, who openly practiced alternative medicine during 13 years on the run, has been arrested on charges of genocide.
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3 storiesOut of Babylon, Obama Gives Press Conference in Amman
In Amman, Jordan, today Barack Obama held a news conference to talk about his trip abroad, designed to shore up his credentials as commander in chief.
Read the story6 minJohn McCain as Commander in Chief
Barack Obama is on a foreign tour trying to demonstrate he's ready to be the US Commander in Chief. Only 48 percent of all Americans think he's qualified for that role, while 72 percent say that about John McCain . We take a look at McCain's record in the military and US Senate.
Read the story35 minRadovan Karadzic Arrested after Thirteen Years on the Run
He's a psychiatrist charged with masterminding the Europe's worst massacre since World War II, the execution of 8000 Muslims in Srebrenica during the Bosnian war between 1992 and 1995. Thirteen years ago, Serbian leader Radovan Karadzic was indicted for genocide at the UN War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague.
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