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For The Exchange's discussion of political rhetoric, we've compiled this list of the 2008 candidates' rhetoric. Can you match the candidate with the words?

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Rhet•o•ric (r?t'?r-?k): Noun. 1- Skill in using language effectively and persuasively. 2- Language that is elaborate, pretentious, insincere, or intellectually vacuous. For decades politicians have used their skills as orators to explain their ideas to the voters, but more often than not, these plans stall or get lost in the shifting political landscape and don’t become policy. Sometimes it’s because of roadblocks in Congress, other times it’s because the candidate fails to get the party nomination or because the idea doesn’t gain any traction with the general public. We’ll look at how rhetoric has been used over the years by politicians, how that has changed and the reasons why some plans become policy and others do not.

Guests

• Ann Atkinson, Associate Professor of Communication specializing in campaign rhetoric at Keene State College
• Mark Timney, Associate Professor of Journalism at Keene State College

Campaigning in New Hampshire, Democrat Joe Biden said the United States needs to change its approach to dealing with Pakistan.

New Hampshire Public Radio's Josh Rogers has more.

Tonight on the Front Porch, we're looking at memory loss. As we grow older, almost all of us have to deal with failing recollections of some sort. Not every case is extreme, but dementia and Alzheimer's can be the hardest thing a family must go through. We'll explore memory loss through the eyes of a playwright who's work tells the story of an elderly couple dealing with Alzheimer's disease. And we'll talk with a Dartmouth researcher about why, exactly, our memories begin to fail as we get older.

Our Guests Are:

• Barbara Hammond, author of the play "Norman and Beatrice: A Marriage in Two Acts". It tells the story of an elderly couple dealing with Alzheimer's disease.
• Dr. William Kelly, associate professor of Psychology at Dartmouth College.

Last April, Barbara shared part of her play and lead a discussion about it as part of the Littleton Senior Center's series "Mindful Things: Exploring Memory Loss through Science and Art."

This show originally aired April 10, 2007