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Obama is the Senate's "most liberal."
John McCain on Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008 in a TV ad >>Details

"Obama says Iran is a 'tiny' country, 'doesn't pose a serious threat.'"
John McCain on Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 in a TV ad >>Details

Says McCain "supported George Bush's policies 95 percent of the time."
Joe Biden on Saturday, August 23rd, 2008 in a rally in Springfield, Ill. >>Details

"The fact is that although we have had a president who is opposed to abortion over the last eight years, abortions have not gone down.''
Barack Obama on Saturday, August 16th, 2008 in a TV interview with megachurch pastor Rick Warren in Lake Forest, Calif. >>Details

On Obama, “The press warns the ‘Taxman Cometh.’”
John McCain on Friday, August 15th, 2008 in >>Details

McCain's attacks on Obama are 'not true,' 'false,' 'baloney,' according to media outlets.
Barack Obama on Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 in a TV ad >>Details

John McCain worries about nuclear waste in Arizona, but not in Nevada.
Barack Obama on Saturday, August 9th, 2008 in a television ad >>Details

Obama "promises more taxes on small business, seniors, your life savings, your family."
John McCain on Friday, August 8th, 2008 in a television ad >>Details

Obama plans "a tax increase for everyone earning more than $42,000 a year."
John McCain on Monday, August 11th, 2008 in an Internet ad >>Details

John McCain offers "billions in tax breaks for oil and drug companies, but almost nothing for families like yours."
Barack Obama on Monday, August 11th, 2008 in a television ad >>Details

"Obama voted to raise taxes on people making just $42,000."
John McCain on Friday, August 8th, 2008 in in a television ad. >>Details

Barack Obama promises higher taxes on "the sale of your home."
John McCain on Friday, August 8th, 2008 in in a radio ad. >>Details

"Big oil's filling John McCain's campaign with $2-million in contributions."
Barack Obama on Monday, August 4th, 2008 in a TV ad >>Details

"We could save all the oil that they’re talking about getting off drilling, if everybody was just inflating their tires and getting regular tune-ups."
Barack Obama on Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 in Springfield, Mo. >>Details

"I have repeatedly said that many of the predatory loans that were made in the mortgage system did target African-American and Latino communities."
Barack Obama on Friday, August 1st, 2008 in a town hall in St. Petersburg, Fla. >>Details

Obama "says he'll raise taxes on electricity."
John McCain on Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 in a television ad >>Details

"McCain got more money from Airbus’ U.S. executives than any other politician."
Campaign Money Watch on Monday, June 9th, 2008 in a TV ad >>Details

"John McCain intervened, which helped Airbus get that Pentagon contract."
Campaign Money Watch on Monday, June 9th, 2008 in a TV ad >>Details

"Wild Bill Hickok had his first duel in the town square here. And the family legend is that he is a distant cousin of mine."
Barack Obama on Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 in Springfield, Mo. >>Details

"Sen. McCain would occupy Iraq indefinitely, against their wishes."
VoteVets.org on Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 in a TV ad >>Details
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