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Peculiarities of Wartime Elections

NPR

By Daniel Schorr

Published September 27, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

Senior news analyst NPR's Daniel Schorr says presidential elections during wartime have historically presented the contenders with special opportunities as well as special problems.

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Daniel Schorr

Daniel Schorr passed away on Friday, July 23, 2010. See an obituary, photo gallery and an archive of Schorr's commentaries for NPR.

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