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Campaign to Defend America
stated on March 5, 2008 in a television ad:

John McCain and George W. Bush want to spend "a trillion dollars in Iraq over the next 10 years."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 17, 2008
Campaign to Defend America
stated on March 5, 2008 in a television ad:

Both McCain and Bush favor tax breaks for oil companies.

By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 17, 2008
Campaign to Defend America
stated on March 5, 2008 in a television ad:

McCain and Bush are millionaires who are "for tax cuts for millionaires."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 17, 2008
Campaign to Defend America
stated on March 5, 2008 in a television ad:

John McCain and George Bush have "absolutely no plan for universal health care."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 17, 2008