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States of the Union: Oregon

The Leonard Lopate Show

May 15, 2008

Oregon holds its primary on May 20. Find out which issues matter most to voters in the Beaver State, how Senator Gordon Smith’s re-election campaign is going, and why the candidates in one House race are using personal attacks against each other. Also: why some are already saying that Oregon will be a battleground state in the fall campaign. David Steves is political reporter for The Register-Guard in Eugene, Ore. He works in the paper’s Salem bureau and also writes a blog.

States of the Union fact of the week: Oregon is one of four major world hazelnut growing regions. It produces 95% of the domestic hazelnuts in the United States.

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States of the Union: Kentucky

The Leonard Lopate Show

May 13, 2008

Kentucky holds its primary on May 20. Find out what’s on the minds of voters in the Bluegrass State. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is up for re-election; we look at the Democrats who hoping to challenge him in the fall. Al Cross is Director of the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues at the University of Kentucky. He also writes a weekly column for the Courier-Journal.

States of the Union fact of the week: Kentucky has more farms per square mile than any other state.

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Clinton Video to Supporters says 'Thank You'

May 12, 2008

Hillary Clinton has sent out a fund-raising video to supporters entitled "a thank you." WNYC's Andrea Bernstein has more. Video fund-raising appeals have become common this campaign, but an unusua....

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McCain Touts Environmental Record in New Jersey

May 10, 2008

Republican presidential hopeful John McCain is using campaign appearances in New Jersey to signal he can be a contender in a blue state. In particular, he's touting his environmental record. WNYC's B....

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Clinton Back in New York to Continue Campaign

May 10, 2008

Senator Hillary Clinton is back in New York to rally supporters in her continued quest for the Democratic nomination. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein reports. REPORTER: With long odds against her, Clinton i....

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McCain's Man

The Brian Lehrer Show

May 09, 2008

Robert Kagan, a chief foreign policy adviser to John McCain, shares his thoughts on the current election and his latest book, The Return of History and the End of Dreams.

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States of the Union Update: West Virginia

The Leonard Lopate Show

May 09, 2008

West Virginia will hold its Democratic primary on May 13. Find out how things have changed in the Mountain State since our December States of the Union segment on West Virginia. Scott Finn is a reporter for West Virginia Public Broadcasting.

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Resignation Machination

The Brian Lehrer Show

May 08, 2008

With Hillary Clinton on the ropes, we take a look at what the next few days and weeks have in store. Marie Cocco, columnist for the Washington Post Group offers her thoughts, as well as some historical perspective on how candidates have dropped out of past elections.

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Majority Opinion

The Brian Lehrer Show

May 08, 2008

Senate majority leader Harry Reid discusses his path from a small Nevada town to the halls of Washington, as outlined in his new book The Good Fight. He also weighs in on the primary race and the future of the Democratic party.

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Local Superdelegates Hold Their Ground

May 07, 2008

No sudden moves from eight undecided superdelegates from our region in the wake of last night's primary results. Some Obama supporters are calling for an end to the Clinton campaign in the wake of h....

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