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Sign Of The Times; McCain Camp Accuses Reporter Of Being In Obama "Tank"

Ben Smith's Blog found this 9/22/2008 on marcambinder.theatlantic.com

A reporter asks the McCain campaign to back up some basic claims made by a senior strategist in a public conference call. The campaign refuses, with a prominent spokesperson accusing the reporter, Ben Smith, of being "in the tank." As in -- no, we don't have to justify what we say, and the ...