Presidential eligibility

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Congress has a fairly interesting bill in front of them at the moment. Because John McCain was born on a military base in the Panama Canal Zone, which is not technically part of this country, he may not be constitutionally eligible to run for President of the United States. Fair Game’s Jonathan McClain joins Faith Salie to discuss this conundrum.

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