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Countdown to '08: Candidates Step Up Attacks One year before the presidential election, Lisa Schiffren of the National Review and Ruth Marcus of The Washington Post talk about the presidential primary races — how things are shaping up in the GOP and Democratic fields, and how candidates are altering their images in an effort to get ahead in the polls.

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Countdown to '08: Candidates Step Up Attacks

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One year before the presidential election, Lisa Schiffren of the National Review and Ruth Marcus of The Washington Post talk about the presidential primary races.

They discuss with Michele Norris how things are shaping up in the Republican and Democratic fields, and how candidates are altering their images in an effort to get ahead in the polls.