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Published: 05/10/10

John Kerry Decries Return of 'Swiftboating' in Pennsylvania Senate Race

By  David Sessions - Politics Daily
John Kerry Decries Return of 'Swiftboating' in Pennsylvania Senate Race

As the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania senate between Arlen Specter and challenger Joe Sestak has become preoccupied with Sestak's military record, Massachusetts senator John Kerry weighed in, saying he will not comment on the charges. The victim of an orchestrated assault on his military record during his 2004 presidential run against George W. Bush, Kerry said he refuses to participate in "swiftboating" another Democrat. "What troubled me most about the 2004 smears was that lies were permitted to pollute the public dialogue even after they were thoroughly and publicly disproven by the ...

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Published: 06/30/08

McCain Camp Firing Back on Clark Comments

By  Mark Impomeni - Politics Daily
McCain Camp Firing Back on Clark Comments

The McCain campaign is not willing to let the controversy stirred up by Gen. Wesley Clark's comments about Sen. McCain's military service die just yet. On CBS's Face the Nation Sunday, Clark both hinted that McCain was a substandard Navy aviator and discounted his time spent as a prisoner of war in a North Vietnamese prison. In answer to a question from moderator Bob Schieffer, which pointed out that Sen. Barack Obama, on whose behalf Clark was appearing, did not have a military record or comparable executive experience, Clark said, "I don't think getting in a fighter plane and getting shot ...

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