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The Lunch is back in the studio after two long weeks on the road. Today Will has a preview of the Mccain and Obama campaign themes for the remaining 8.5 weeks. ALSO: Can cute kids win over undecided voters? And the mystery McCain backdrop explained.

It's just another day spent waiting around for a text message from a candidate for president... NBD. LOL. Find about about Barack Obama's latest efforts to get your number, Joe Biden's pros and cons, and John McCain's taxman accusation, all in today's Political Lunch.

One week to go before convention season begins! Today's Lunch looks back at Saturday's Obama/Mccain faith forum. Is Barack finally convincing people that he's not a muslim? And was McCain tipped off about the questions ahead of time? ALSO: What's on the ideal Veep's resume?

Will returns with a look at two more political conventions that changed history: the Republicans in '64 at the Cow Palace, and the protests in '68 at the Democrats' Chicago convention.

With just 20 days until the start of the Democratic convention, Will's Tuesday Snack looks back at two political conventions that changed history, according to the latest issue of Smithsonian Magazine.

Today on The Lunch, contradictions weaken campaigns, John McCain finds a whole lot of money, and Obama steps outside for a little bit of theater.