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Calling a Spade a Spade

by David Kurtz
07.28.08 | 9:50 am

The big news outfits have trouble bringing themselves to point out the untruths in the latest McCain attack ad.

Late Update: MSNBC does the impossible and points out why the ad is false. —gs

Late Late Update: The McCain campaign is out with yet another misleading statement on this. —gs

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