politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 8/21/2008
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(CNN) — On his first campaign conference call as a surrogate for John McCain, Rudy Giuliani accused an unpaid advisor for Barack Obama’s presidential effort of engaging in a freelance diplomatic “mission” when he met with a Syrian official last month in Damascus.
Giuliani said Daniel Kurtzer, a former U.S. ambassador to Israel who also served [...]
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McCain Campaign Attacks Former U.S. Ambassador To Israel
Wonk Room —
... Yesterday, the McCain campaign held a press call trying to make an issue of former U.S. ambassador to Israel/current Barack Obama adviser Daniel Kurtzer’s ...
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Obsidian Wings —
... Yesterday, the McCain campaign held a press call trying to make an issue of former U.S. ambassador to Israel/current Barack Obama adviser Daniel Kurtzer’s ...
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