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Campaign '08 takes a negative turn

 
A day after Sen. John McCain's campaign forcefully criticized Sen. Barack Obama, saying he infused the race card into the 2008 presidential campaign, top aides from both campaigns took to the airwaves in a political volleyball-like debate. (link)

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