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Fair? McCain Interview on "Hanoi Hilton" Won't Air Pre-Election
Oliver Stone may not wait for Bush to leave the White House before opening W, but Warner Brothers has decided that it won't release John McCain's interview about his POW experience until after the election.
Prior to Nov. 4, airing promotional clips of the McCain interview featured on Hanoi Hilton, a 1987 film set to be released on DVD Nov.
Pictures of McCain's Vietnam Cell, Plus First-Person Account
John McCain has announced that these days, he's speaking softly and carrying a big stick, a la Teddy Roosevelt. McCain said, "I count myself as a conservative Republican, yet I view it to a large degree in the Theodore Roosevelt mold," with a nod to Roosevelt's reputation for reform, environmentalism and tough foreign policy.
Though he may be a political Rough Rider now, these new photos of McCain's POW cell show that he's already had it plenty rough for almost six long years.
Real Endorsement: McCain's War Captor Would Vote For Him
Tran Trong Duyet could just be the unlikeliest John McCain supporter you could hope to meet. Though he's now a retiree who likes ballroom dancing, 40 years ago Duyet was in charge of the prison where McCain was held as a POW for over five years. Speaking now, the 75-year-old says, "McCain is my friend.
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Headline: China to Give US Access to POW Records
China is set to give the US access to sensitive military records which will help answer questions about thousands of US soldiers that went missing during the Korean War and other Cold War conflicts. As a result of the Korean War, which lasted between 1950 and 1953, 8,100 US soldiers are still classified as missing in action (MIA) or as a prisoner of war (POW). During the war, China fought with the North, managing POW camps, while killing and capturing Americans, eventually pushing the US out of the North.
Kangaroo Ka-Pow!
Watch as the owner of "the boxing kangaroo" gets herself owned on live television. I guess they can't call it man-handling anymore!
Briefing Book! Everyday Russians React to Putin and US
- Russia: What do Russian blog readers think about Georgia and the US? Translated reactions to Putin's assertion that the US orchestrated recent war between Russian and Georgia to help John McCain. — The Lede
- Obama: How is the average Obama supporter going to become more aggressive this week?
Candidates' Pasts Spark Strong Ideas. Which Is Best for US?
Both assumed presidential candidates had scenes from their respective personal histories appear this weekend, giving a retrospective peek into the shaping of their contemporary philosophies.
Barack Obama used Father's Day to unleash a sharp criticism on the topic of fatherhood in the African American community, Bill Cosby-style. Obama, recalling being abandoned by his own father at age 2, said, "I resolved many years ago that it was my obligation to break the cycle — that if I could be anything in life, I would be a good father to my girls."
The Nurse Who Cared For John McCain in Vietnam Speaks Out
In McCain's stump speech, the words "I have the scars to prove it," are literally about his tussles on Capitol Hill, but are clearly meant to evoke his time as a POW. In the campaign spotlight, the history of those five-and-a-half years is revealing itself. We've seen the cell John McCain was kept in, and heard the endorsement from his former captor, now the nurse who risked her safety to care for McCain right after he crashed in Vietnam 41 years ago, speaks out.
NYT Raises Questions About Candidates' Health
Today's New York Times outlined the known state of all four candidates' health. While it dedicated a section to each, the report clearly raised new questions about John McCain's chances of melanoma recurrence.
Here is a look at how the paper of record summarized the medical records:
- McCain: Wounds from untreated injuries and torture while a POW mean McCain may eventually need joint replacements.
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