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McCain rips Obama's Iraq pullout timetable
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The Democratic Party's chief will lead a nationwide voter registration effort, seeking to build on the burst of enthusiasm during the primaries and to follow through on Barack Obama's promise of a 50-state campaign this fall. (article 9)
Barack Obama was still on American soil today but that did not stop the McCain campaign and other Republicans from starting the drumbeat of criticism of the presumptive Democratic nominee's impending trip abroad. (article 18)
Later the McCain campaign rolled out a new video that splices together Obama's past statements on Iraq to show his changing positions on the troop surge, troop funding and a timeline for withdrawal. (article 18)
McCain, speaking to reporters, also ridiculed Obama's vow to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq in 16 months as risking losing the hard-fought gains won by U.S. soldiers under a troop build-up ordered 18 months ago. (article 15)
" The stakes are very high for Obama said Lee Hamilton, president of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and a supporter of the Illinois Democrat. (article 30)
(CNN) Sen. Barack Obama called the war in Iraq a "dangerous distraction" Tuesday and said more emphasis must be placed on the battle in Afghanistan. (article 24)
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