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Douglas Alexander: It is now at the forefront of American consciousness. And the question before us in the Presidential race is which one…

On the recordSeptember 15, 2004
It is now at the forefront of American consciousness. And the question before us in the Presidential race is which one of these men is the best prepared to be Commander in Chief to lead us into the future? My hope is the media coverage would be more on those issues, more on the future. I don't want to hear too much more about what happened 30 years ago.
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Douglas Alexander
Labour Party

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the focus of media coverage in the context of the upcoming Presidential election.

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