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Article: Statement on Barack Obama'a Agenda for Slower Economic Growth

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August 1, 2008
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The presidential campaign of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., issued the following news release:

U.S. Senator John McCain's presidential campaign issued the following statement from McCain 2008 spokesman Taylor Griffin on Barack Obama's event in Florida today:

"The higher taxes that Barack Obama supports are one of the surest ways to kill jobs and exactly the wrong approach to a slowing economy. While American jobs and families suffer from high gas prices, Barack Obama stubbornly opposes additional oil drilling, more nuclear power, and the gas tax relief we need."

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Barack Obama Has Called For Higher Income Taxes, Social Security Taxes, Capital Gains And Dividend Taxes, And Corporate ...

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