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When Candidates Speak What Works And What Doesn't?
When was the last time a presidential candidate inspired you with his words?
Was it Barack Obama or John McCain? Or maybe you have to reach back further -- perhaps to Ronald Reagan or John Kennedy.
Political rhetoric is the art of harnessing emotions through language with the goal of persuading an audience.
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- Obama, McCain See Fundraising Boost From Palin Pick
- Delegates Hope Convention Excitement Turns Into Votes
- Beaverton Soldier Buried At Willamette National Cemetery
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- Transportation Issues Are Focus For Two Northwest Congressmen
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- Relief Efforts Under Way In Flood-Stricken Haiti
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Andre Rieu: Live in Vienna TV: Saturday, September 6, 7-9pm
Compositions from Strauss, Mozart and others are performed in front of the imperial Hofburg Palace. -
Billy Joel: The Stranger Live TV: Saturday, September 6, 9-10:30pm
The legendary songwriter performs "Only the Good Die Young" and other hits, live in 1977 and 1978. -
American Masters: Pete Seeger TV: Saturday, September 6, 10:30pm-12:30am
Everyone from Bob Dylan to the Dixie Chicks help tell the story of the folk artist's experiences.
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In House with Jeremy Petersen RADIO: Saturday, September 6, 9pm - 12 am
Tonight Jeremy Petersen features artists playing this year's MusicfestNW, including new music from TV On the Radio, Blitzen Trapper and The Shaky Hands. -
Weekend Edition-Sunday RADIO: September 7, 5 - 10 am
After a workplace raid in Mississippi, 600 illegal immigrants are being deported. Since they're not charged as criminals, does this signal a change in Bush administration policies? McCain and Obama weigh in. -
This American Life RADIO: Sunday, September 7, 10 - 11 am
Devil in Me
An Iraq War veteran returns with an aversion to Muslims and tries to defeat his bigotry by joining a Muslim student organization. This and other stories of people trying to exorcise demons, real and imagined.
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Election 2008 - OPB News WEB:
Delegates Hope Excitement Turns Into VotesModern political conventions have two major functions. One is the routine task of choosing the party's presidential nominee. The other is to energize a party's core supporters, to fire up the so-called "base."
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