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Candidates Got Advance Look at Questions

 

Published 8/19/2008 by Perry Bacon Jr. and Michael D. Shear at Wash Post Elections

Responding to questions about whether Sen. John McCain had an unfair advantage over Sen. Barack Obama at Saturday's forum on faith in California, a spokesman for the Rev. Rick Warren said both candidates had an advance look at a few questions. (link)

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