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Fact Check: Does Obama oppose mandatory prison sentences for violent criminals and drug dealers?

 

Published 10/23/2008 by emilyes at CNN Political Ticker

The Statement In a new automated telephone call being sent out by the Republican National Committee in battleground states, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, a Republican and former presidential candidate, says, "I'm calling for John McCain and the Republican National Committee, because you need to know that Barack Obama opposes mandatory prison sentences for [...] (link)

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