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huffingtonpost.com - 10/24/2008
New McCain Robocall: Obama A Danger To America
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Two readers have reported receiving a vicious new robocall from the McCain campaign that claims Barack Obama and Senate Democrats would cut off funds for the military, have accused American troops of "war crimes," and may pose a threat to national security. A recipient from Wisconsin did not ...
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/20/2008
New McCain Robocall Stars ... Sarah Palin!
— tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — Sarah Palin may have condemned robocalls yesterday as intrusive and a drain on people's attention spans, but... that didn't stop her from recording her own robocall on behalf of the McCain campaign. Carol Johnson, a retiree from Spooner, Wisconsin, ... (more) New McCain Robocall Stars ... Sarah Palin!

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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/22/2008
Obama Camp To Unleash Blistering Response Robocall Blasting McCain's "Sleazy" Campaign
— tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — The Obama campaign plans to release tomorrow a robocall that hits back hard against John McCain's robocalls... -- it features a small business owner from Green Bay, Wisconsin, that says she's been turned against McCain by his "sleazy" roboslime campaign ... (more) Obama Camp To Unleash Blistering Response Robocall ...

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huffingtonpost.com - 10/18/2008
Obama Launches Own Joe-The-Plumber Robocall
— huffingtonpost.com — Barack Obama's campaign is trotting out its own "Joe the Plumber" to counteract efforts by John McCain... to make inroads on the white working class vote. A reader in Colorado sends over word that the state Democratic Party and the Obama camp are ... (more) Obama Launches Own Joe-The-Plumber Robocall

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TPM Election Central:  Latest McCain Robo-Slime Says Obama Has Endangered American Lives

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Remainders: Glitches
Ben Smith's Blog — ... hugely overestimated results of its voter registration drives. HRC is for Al Franken, because Congress needs another Democrat, any Democrat. Iowa Democrats plan a winter clothing drive to for Palin. Ambinder: Virginia military absentee problems may be solved. Computer glitch has Georgia dealing with 2 million voter verification requests. Florida is trying to cope with massive early voter turnout. Orson Swindle does a tough McCain robocall. A flyer posted in Wisconsin suggests Obama ...

Latest McCain Robo-Slime Says Obama Has Endangered American Lives
TPM Election Central — ... The Huffington Post obtains one of the ugliest specimens of McCain robo-slime yet, recorded by fellow McCain POW Orson Swindle: ...

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