Obama says his bill "reduced welfare rolls nearly 80 percent."
Barack Obama on Monday, June 30th, 2008 in a TV ad. >>Details
Says Obama opposes offshore drilling and a gas tax holiday.
John McCain on Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 in a Web ad. >>Details
Says Obama opposes innovation, the electric car and "clean, safe, nuclear energy."
John McCain on Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 in a Web ad >>Details
Barack Obama "extended health care for wounded troops who’d been neglected."
Barack Obama on Thursday, June 12th, 2008 in a television ad >>Details
Barack Obama "cut taxes for working families."
Barack Obama on Thursday, June 19th, 2008 in a television ad >>Details
"More than half of all black children live in single-parent households, a number that has doubled — doubled — since we were children."
Barack Obama on Sunday, June 15th, 2008 in a speech at a Chicago church >>Details
Barack Obama "passed laws moving people from welfare to work."
Barack Obama on Thursday, June 19th, 2008 in a television ad >>Details
"John McCain stood up to the president and sounded the alarm on global warming ... five years ago."
John McCain on Tuesday, June 17th, 2008 in a TV ad >>Details
John McCain says he never supported the privatization of Social Security, even though video shows he did.
The Democratic National Committee on Friday, June 13th, 2008 in a Web ad >>Details
Obama's plan to raise the capital gains tax "hurts the middle class."
Republican National Committee on Sunday, May 18th, 2008 in a Web ad >>Details
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