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Article: Obama takes the offensive vs. McCain ; Democrat delivers attack on economic differences
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- June 10, 2008
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Senator Barack Obama is kicking off his general election campaign
in aggressive fashion, leveling daily, hard-hitting attacks on
Republican John McCain designed to capitalize on the stark policy
differences between them.
Forgoing a softer introduction to the broader electorate, Obama
and his advisers have decided to go right at McCain, calculating
that the candidates' major distinctions on issues such as tax
relief, the war in Iraq, and diplomacy play to their favor. They see
an opening with President Bush's low approval ratings, the public
wanting a fresh foreign policy approach, and American families