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Criticism of our president has been very present, especially over the war in Iraq, yet his approval rating is much higher than congress. It is true; he may not be the greatest public speaker, but since 9-11, our country has enjoyed six years of security. After all, the citizens of the United States elected him for eight years. In a matter of weeks a dangerous dictatorship was toppled and oppressed people were free. It is far too early to say the Iraq invasion was a failure.

With the Pennsylvania primaries coming up, it could certainly make or break campaigns. Pennsylvania is a large and diverse state that offers Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama distinct demographic advantages.

It might be Clinton's last chance, who trails Obama by 144 delegates, with more than 4 million democratic voters in the state of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, the states most populous city, is a big key to winning the primary.

Soon Pope Benedict XVI will be arriving to the U.S. to make his first visit. Many Catholics from all over the country will be there to listen and seek his guidance. Should the presidential candidates take this into account, considering that there are 70 million American Catholics that make up 20 percent of the electoral vote. Not to mention the fact, that Catholic voters have picked the winner in eight out of the last nine presidential elections.

Senator Hillary Clinton challenges McCain and Obama over the war in Iraq. Clinton says her rivals can't be trusted to end the war in Iraq. According to CNN.com, Clinton, on Wednesday, argued that she is the only presidential candidate capable of ending the war in Iraq.

"One candidate will continue the war and keep the troops in Iraq indefinitely. One candidate only says he will end the war," she said while campaigning in Pennsylvania.

"And one candidate is ready, willing and able to end the war and to rebuild our military while honoring our soldiers and our veterans."

Why are the presidential candidates missing so many Senate meetings and elections and getting away with it? Why isn't anyone saying anything about?

John McCainCoinciding with the fifth anniversary of U.S. invasion of Iraq Senator McCain held talks with the British Prime Minister Gordon Brown about key global issues. According to www.CNN.com, McCain said it was the mishandling of the war after its initial success that are stemmed to the current problems in Iraq.

According to www.rawstory.com a federal judge has been asked to determine if Republican John McCain, who was born in the Panama Canal Zone in 1936, meets the legal test to qualify for President of the United States.

The Constitution requires that only "natural born" citizens hold the nations highest office. However, the Panama Canal Zone was a U.S. territory when McCain was born. His father was stationed there by the Navy.

Recently Hillary Clinton has been floating like a butterfly and stinging like a bee when it comes to throwing verbal punches at Barack Obama.

"I could just stand up here and say 'let's get everybody together, let's get unified.' The sky will open, the light will come down, celestial choirs will be singing and everyone will know we should do the right thing and the world will be perfect," said Clinton after responding to the rhetoric of Obama.

Hillary ClintonIt seems as though one of the biggest issues on the voter's mind is the struggling economy. Clinton and Obama are trying to get this message across, especially in states like Wisconsin and Ohio. According to CNN.com, Clinton is stressing economic policies that focus on programs to help families burdened by high oil costs, health care costs, and student loans.