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Obama camp out with response robocall
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 10/23/2008
Obama camp out with response robocall
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(CNN) — Barack Obama’s campaign is set to release it’s own robocall in Wisconsin Wednesday in response to McCain’s ‘sleazy phone calls,’ against the Illinois Senator. According to the Web site Talking Points Memo, the call features Jeri Watermolen, a former McCain backer who has turned to support Obama because of the McCain campaign’s robocalls which [...]
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/16/2008
Latest McCain Robocall Alleges That Obama Denied Babies Medical Care
— tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — We've obtained yet another McCain campaign robocall, and this one makes what is in many ways the... nastiest charge yet: It claims that Barack Obama callously denied newborns needed medical attention, asserting that he opposed a measure to force doctors ... (more) Latest McCain Robocall Alleges That Obama Denied Babies ...

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huffingtonpost.com - 10/17/2008
Report: McCain Using Same Robocall Firm That Helped Smear Him In 2000
— huffingtonpost.com — In his efforts to attack Barack Obama, John McCain appears to have turned to the same political... consulting firm that was responsible for spreading vicious smears about the Senator during the 2000 South Carolina GOP primary. In recent days, the ... (more) Report: McCain Using Same Robocall Firm That Helped ...

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huffingtonpost.com - 10/16/2008
Massive RNC Robocall May Violate State Law
— huffingtonpost.com — The Republican National Committee launched a massive robocall campaign on Thursday designed to alarm voters about Barack... Obama's past association with former radical Bill Ayers. The committee may be violating state law in the process. The call ... (more) Massive RNC Robocall May Violate State Law

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Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News:  Obama camp response robocall; "I've been getting sleazy phone calls and mail from John McCain."

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Obama camp response robocall; "I've been getting sleazy phone calls and mail from John McCain."
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... policies, and now he's using George Bush's divisive tactics. In fact, he hired the Bush strategists whose attacks even McCain once called hateful. Barack Obama will turn the page on these negative politics and stand up for the middle class. That's the change we need, and it's why I have changed my mind about John McCain. Join me in voting for Barack Obama. Paid for the Campaign for Change, a project of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, and authorized by Obama for America. Read more: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/10/22/obama-c...

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