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Article: McCain, Palin renew attacks on Obama
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- October 8, 2008
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After forgoing character attacks during the second presidential debate, Republican John McCain sought Wednesday to sow doubt about Democrat Barack Obama's background and character. Obama shot back by panning McCain's positions on health care and the economy.
Both candidates tried to play into voters' worries about each other with a mere four weeks to go before Election Day. McCain is perceived as being weak on the economy, and Obama continued a line of attack against the veteran senator for saying recently that the fundamentals of the U.S. economy were strong.
McCain and his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, challenged Obama's campaign claims, stressed his lack of ...