Photo: #Ann Wilson (r) and Nancy Wilson of the band Heart have publicly objected to the Republican Party's use of their song "Barracuda" during major political events.
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Ann Wilson (r) and Nancy Wilson of the band Heart have publicly objected to the Republican Party's use of their song "Barracuda" during major political events. (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Getty Images)

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Campaign 2008

President, U.S. Senate, Congress, and the Minnesota House of Representatives are the major races in the campaign of 2008. This is the first presidential election without an incumbent or sitting vice president involved since 1952.

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Campaign 2008

The music of politics


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Harry Truman campaigned to the tune of "I'm Just Wild About Harry," and Bill Clinton will forever be linked to Fleetwood Mac's "Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow." But picking a campaign theme song doesn't always work out the way the candidates hope.

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