What a Week So Far For Obama, McCain

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This week may turn out to be one of the most defining periods in the 2008 presidential election, when the views of Barack Obama and John McCain in voters' minds began to crystallize, and at a time when many Americans remain uncertain about the Democrat.

November is still a long way off, and July polling offers just a snapshot of where the candidates stand before the summer skirmishes and autumn rush of debates and ...