ISSUE XLXI
WEDNESDAY
March 19, 2008
Last updated at 1 p.m. Wednesday

March 19, 2008

Nation of immigrants shapes 2008 election
by KATHERINE GYPSON

While still a small proportion of the overall electorate, foreign-born voters bring their unique perspectives to the ballot box.
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Video by FEDERICA VALABREGA and ANDRAS GAL
SPECIAL REPORT

Today marks the 5th anniversary of the Iraq War – a conflict that has continued to spark controversy, evoke strong emotions from all sides, cause national economic concerns, fuel political debates and splinter the American public into starkly opposing sides. Observer reporters Federica Narancio, Caine O’Rear, Lisa Tanger and Lagan Sebert analyze four U.S. newspapers in an examination of the validity of those assertions; Casey Labrack reports on the latest projections for the war’s overall price tag; Eun Kang reviews “The Gift of Valor,” which chronicles the life and death of one Marine who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for risking his life to save his men; and take a look at how D.C. observed the anniversary with a slideshow by American University journalism students.

» The Observer presents a look at the Iraq War, five years in.