One race ends and another begins ; Sens. McCain and Obama will have real policy debates in their race for the White House. From: Portland Press Herald (Maine) | Date: May 9, 2008| Author: Anonymous -- | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Portland Press Herald (Maine)

05-09-2008

One race ends and another begins ; Sens. McCain and Obama will have real policy debates in their race for the White House.
Byline: Anonymous --
Edition: FINAL
Section: Editorial
Type: Editorial

With only weeks to go in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, there are two points to make about the series of primaries and caucuses that have brought us to this juncture:

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