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Rhetoric and Reality in Presidential Campaigns
Both this year's current presidential front-runners say they have shrugged off Washington lobbyists and embraced public financing of political campaigns. We look at McCain and Obama and compare their rhetoric with their records. Also, the latest suicide bombing kills kills a Pakistani Army General, and the New York Philharmonic in North Korea.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenBoth this year's current presidential front-runners say they have shrugged off Washington lobbyists and embraced public financing of political campaigns. We look at McCain and Obama and compare their rhetoric with their records. Also, the latest suicide bombing kills kills a Pakistani Army General, and the New York Philharmonic will be playing tomorrow in Pyong Yang, North Korea, despite its image as the most closed country on earth. We hear from an American who's been there 25 times.
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3 storiesLatest Suicide Bomber in Pakistan Kills Army General
The surgeon general of Pakistan's Army was killed by a suicide bomber today as his car waited at a busy intersection in a commercial neighborhood of Rawalpindi. At least four others were killed and 25 wounded. Zahid Hussain is in Islmabad for the Wall Street Journal .
Read the story6 minRhetoric and Reality in Presidential Campaigns
"Maybe I've lived a little long, but I have no illusions about how hard this is going to be. You are not going to wave a magic wand and have the special interests disappear." That's according to Hillary Clinton , referring directly to fellow Democrat Barack Obama , but her comments could apply just as well to Republican John McCain .
Read the story36 minThe New York Philharmonic Visits Pyongyang
The Star Spangled Banner, An American in Paris and Dvorak's Symphony from the New World are all on the New York Philharmonic's playlist. While there's nothing odd about that, what will astonish many Americans is that the concert will take place in Pyongyang.
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