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Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain surrounded by the media in New Hampshire. ((Getty Images))
In the New Hampshire primary, the Republican contest is mainly between John McCain, a longtime senator, and Mitt Romney, a former governor and a businessman. We compare how each of their backgrounds may or may not prepare them to be president. we review the Sunday debate and look ahead to the New Hampshire primaries. Also, a call in for Obama supporters: can he reconcile being both "post-partisan" and progressive to unify parties across the aisle? And, we discuss the falling murder rate in New York City and the neighborhoods where gang crime is on the rise. Finally, parking permits for municipal employees- are they fair?
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Are You the One? Up Next -- New Hampshire
Ronald Walters, professor of Government & Politics at the University of Maryland, College Park and the author of Freedom is Not Enough: Black Voters, Black Candidates, and American Presidential Politics (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2005), reviews Sunday's debate and looks ahead to the New Hampshire primaries.
Are You the One? 38% of What?
Dan Johnston, former member of the Iowa legislature and former Polk County (Des Moines) Attorney, explains how the Democratic candidates' "votes" were counted in the caucuses.
Are You the One? Presidential Prep
Julian Zelizer, professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University and co-author of the forthcoming Rightward Bound: Making America Conservative in the 1970s (Harvard University Press, 2008), discusses which has made the better president -- experience as governor or as a U.S. Senator.
Are You The One? Obama Paradox
Obama supporters call in to say whether he can be both the "post-partisan" and progressive and bring parties together from both sides of the aisle.
The Downs and Ups of the New York Crime Rate
Chris Mitchell, an editor for The Week, talks about his New York Magazine story, "Post-Crime" and Kai Wright, writer and editor living in Bed-Stuy, talks about the neighborhoods where the crime rate is and isn't likely to be falling.
Curbing Permits
Adam Lisberg, reporter for the New York Daily News at City Hall, talks about the City's plan to reduce parking permits for municipal employees.
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