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8 January, 2009

Posts Tagged ‘Colombia’

Fact Checking John McCain

By Denis Campbell • Oct 17th, 2008 • Category: Features
 
McCain misstatements from the last debate:
• Governor Palin a Bresh of freth air.
• Calling Obama ‘Senator Government’.
• Saying Obama voted for Supreme Court Justice Bryer even though he was confirmed 10 years ago, before Obama was in the Senate.
• Promise he would fight for a line-item veto, which was ruled unconstitutional in 1998.
• Hitching onto [...]


Blowback Mountain Colombia

By Denis Campbell • Jul 3rd, 2008 • Category: Features, Politics
Colombian forces yesterday launched a rescue of 15-hostages, some held for as many as 10-years, by FARC rebels. “I would remind you that these things require incredibly long planning and coordination, et cetera,” said Republican presumptive nominee John McCain. “There’s no way possible that it could have had anything to do with our visit that [...]