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Chicago and Phoenix: Reporters' Notebooks
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France24.com has dispatched its correspondents to the campaign headquarters of both the Democratic and the Republican presidential candidates. Read articles and travel notes from the election’s front lines.

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  • USA - REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK
    Chicago: Obama's Whirl-Windy City
    Reporting from Chicago, FRANCE 24's Leela Jacinto takes a look at the behind-the-scenes drama in Barack Obama's hometown.
  • USA - VOTE 2008
    Phoenix: McCain's stomping ground
    FRANCE 24 special correspondent Marie Valla reports from Phoenix, the capital of Arizona and headquarter of Republican presidential candidate John McCain.
  • USA - VOTE 2008
    Obama’s journey from Hyde to Grant Park
    Chicago’s Grant Park is getting set for Barack Obama’s address Nov. 4 night. It’s barely six miles, but a world away from Hyde Park, the neighborhood Obama has lived in since he made the Windy City his home.
  • USA ELECTION 2008
    The Maverick loses ground at home
    John McCain’s awkward campaign strategy has undermined even his chances to win his home state Arizona by a large margin. For local Democrats, the polls are too good to be true.
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    Getting out the Latino vote
    Latinos, the US’s biggest minority group, do not have a strong culture of political participation. In John McCain's home state of Arizona, 'Mi Familia Vota', a community organisation, is working hard to change that.
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  • USA - VOTE 2008
    Obama's not-so sweet home, Chicago
    Chicago, where Obama launched his career, is a notoriously difficult city for newcoming politicians to break into. Although he has come to be embraced by the city’s elite, it can cast a shadow on the presidential hopes of its most famous resident.
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