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From NBC/NJ's Adam Aigner-Treworgy and Matthew E. Berger MEDIA, Penn. -- At his evening rally here this evening, McCain got a little surprise. After his running mate revved up the crowd -- and tried to drown out the Obama supporters chanting just beyond the gates -- she introduced the Teutul family, most famous for their Discovery Channel reality show "American Chopper." Paul Teutul, the family's patriarch and a Vietnam veteran, presented McCain with a special POW/MIA chopper, which the Teutul's will hold on to and bring to special events honoring other prisoners of war. "Sarah and I are going to get on that chopper and ride it right to Washington and raise hell when we get there," McCain said enthusiastically. The GOP nominee then spent most of his stump speech talking about the economy, and criticizing Obama for his lack of "leadership" on the issue. ...( read more ) (link)

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