Voters want to hear Bush, Kerry explain how to get nation out of Iraq

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CINCINNATI - The war in Iraq. The economy at home. A blueprint for leadership. Job prospects.

Each is a prime concern for voters asked what the presidential candidates could say to get their attention in the 2004 campaign.

Ohio is a must-win state for any Republican seeking the White House. President Bush carried the state four years ago by fewer than 4 percentage points. Polls show a close race so far this year with Democrat John Kerry.

Mike Holmes, 47, of Cincinnati, said he wants to hear the candidates talk about how they will help more Americans find jobs, as well as how to get out of Iraq. Holmes said Bush hasn't made clear to him why American soldiers were sent to war.

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