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boston.com - 9/12/2008
Senator Hatch: both sides "ridiculous" in squabbles
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By Susan Milligan, Globe Staff NEW YORK -- Senator Orrin Hatch, a conservative Utah Republican, today defended Barack Obama from what Hatch called ``ridiculous'' charges that Obama had insulted GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin with the use of an...

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Hatch Goes Off Message
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... The Utah Republican says the “lipstick” allegation against Obama is “ridiculous.” ...

Senator Hatch: both sides "ridiculous" in squabbles (defends Obama))
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... of her fitness for the White House. But to suggest that Democratic nominee Obama was calling Palin a ``pig?'' Just as silly, Hatch said. ... ...While Hatch said he is committed to electing GOP nominee John McCain, ``Barack Obama is a nice person. He's smart; he's intelligent. He writes well. He's very charismatic.'' Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden, who has served with Hatch for decades in the US Senate, is ``a very fine human being,'' Hatch added. ... Read more: http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligen...

Remainders: Selling on eBay
Jonathan Martin's Blog — ThinkProgress decides to take up McCain's challenge to name positions where he's changed. Palin's high school yearbook goes for $1300 on eBay. She says Obama probably regrets not picking Hillary. Debbie Wasserman Schultz tells Palin to spare the "phony sentiment and respect." Hatch thinks "lipstick" allegations are "ridiculous." Lowry notes that Obama is hitting the middle-class tax cut gong. McCain issues a stem-cell ad -- even though Palin opposes most ...

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