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Obama weighs in on ‘Joe the plumber’

 
Obama is speaking about last night's debate out on the campaign trail today. LONDONDERRY, New Hampshire (CNN) – At a Pennsylvania campaign event Thursday, John McCain repeated his advisors’ favorite line from Wednesday night’s debate: that Barack Obama wasn’t running against George Bush. And on the trail in New Hampshire, Barack Obama repeated his comeback. “He [...] (link)

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