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Tuesday, March 25, 2008 12:00 AM

Nancy Reagan to endorse McCain

The widow of the former president will meet with McCain at her California home.
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  • Tuesday, March 25, 2008 02:55 PM

    @-- Esprit_de_Voltaire

    I have a profoundly different recollection of the 1980 presidential election, my first opportunity to vote. Then President Jimmy Carter had inhereted an economy beset by stagflation mainly from the oil embargo and the Viet Nam war. His position was worsened by the Iranian Hostage Crisis and the botched rescue attempt. Carter's approval ratings were low and 3rd party candidate John Anderson took alot of votes away. Reagan was talking tough to the Iranians and the Russki's. The Democratic party was anything but confident, let alone overconfident.

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