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crooksandliars.com - 8/14/2008
The ‘Veterans’ Vote’ is far from locked up
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A couple of months ago, Time magazine posed the question: “ Does McCain Have a Vets Problem? ” The question hardly fits into the existing media narrative — John McCain is a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War. He shouldn’t , the argument goes, have any trouble winning over the support of other veterans. But the narrative is incomplete , to put it mildly. Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of ...

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AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth:  McCain gets "D" grade from Vets group

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McCain gets "D" grade from Vets group
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — From Crooks and Liars: Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America gave McCain a grade of D for his record of voting against veterans (Obama got a B+), while the Disabled Veterans of America gave McCain a 20% vote rating. The Vietnam Veterans of America compiled a list of key votes, and found McCain voted against the group’s position 15 times and with the group eight times. (Obama, in contrast, voted with the VVA 12 times, and against it only once.) ...

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