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By The Numbers: Barack Obama's Vote Against Funding Our Veterans and Our Troops
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Targeted News Service
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July 3, 2008
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The presidential campaign of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., issued the following news release:
Today, Barack Obama travels to North Dakota for an event focused on our veterans. Yet, in 2007, only 13 days after saying he would vote to support our military men and women in Iraq, Barack Obama opposed billions in critical funding that our troops needed in a political move to satisfy his base. This included over a billion in funding for our veterans. In the end, Barack Obama's talk about supporting our military and our veterans were just empty words:
IN 13 DAYS, BARACK OBAMA WENT FROM SUPPORTING FUNDING FOR OUR TROOPS IN IRAQ TO VOTING AGAINST IT
On May 13, 2007, Barack Obama Supported Funding To ...