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Published 8/29/2008 at WSJ.com: Politics And Policy
Obama planned to make a hard pitch for his fitness as commander in chief and as a responsible steward of the economy, according to advance speech excerpts, arguing that McCain would simply extend the policies of the Bush administration.
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