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Article: Clinton, Obama clash in Ohio debate
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- Charleston Gazette
- Article date:
- February 27, 2008
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CLEVELAND - Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama clashed over
NAFTA, health care and the war in Iraq Tuesday night in a crackling
debate at close quarters one week before a pivotal group of
primaries.
Charges of negative campaign tactics were high on the program,
too.
"Senator Obama has consistently said I would force people to have
health care whether they can afford it or not," said Clinton,
insisting it was not true.
Responding quickly, Obama countered that former first lady had
consistently claimed his plan "would leave 15 million people out ...
I dispute that. I think it is inaccurate," he said.
The tone was polite yet pointed, increasingly so as the 90-
minute session wore on, a ...