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Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Can McCain catch lightning in a bottle again?

He's been campaigning for months, but McCain will officially kick of his White House bid Wednesday.

PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire (CNN) -- You never get a second chance to make a first impression unless you're in politics. In this elongated campaign season, there are third and fourth chances, opportunities to "re-set" a campaign slow to get off the starting block.

This brings us to Sen. John McCain who today officially announces his presidential campaign -- not to be confused with the announcement he made on "The Late Show with David Letterman" in March or his "Straight Talk Express" tour two weeks later.

In search of traction for his flagging campaign, McCain has delivered a series of speeches this month intended to showcase his serious credentials -- a former prisoner of war in Vietnam who made himself a military and defense expert over 25 years in Congress.

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-- CNN Senior Political Correspondent Candy Crowley
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