2. Long Distance
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After a town hall meeting in Youngstown, Ohio, Republican nominee John McCain takes a break from campaigning to speak to his son, stationed in Iraq. After watching his bid for the GOP nomination virtually implode in 2007, McCain regrouped and ultimately won his party's support.
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