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Obama slams McCain's inability to count family residences

Eschaton found this 8/22/2008 on usatoday.com

Politico asked McCain "how many houses do you and Mrs. McCain have," and the political news website published his answer ("I think — I'll have my staff get to you") at about 6:30 a.m. ET. By midday the Obama campaign had made a TV ad, slated events in 16 states, circulated audio of the response and posted a YouTube video of Obama calling the remark proof of McCain's "gap of understanding" ...