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Speakers: Greg Craig, Partner, Williams & Connolly; Senior Adviser, Barack Obama Campaign
Nicholas Rostow, University Counsel and Vice Chancellor, Legal Affairs, State University of New York; Adviser and Surrogate, John McCain Campaign
Presider: Cynthia McFadden, Co-anchor, Nightline, ABC News
October 17, 2008
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