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Barack Obama

John McCain refuses to support a new bipartisan energy bill "because it would take away tax breaks from oil companies like Exxon Mobil."

McCain opposes taxes but hasn't commented on bill

Barack Obama

"Big oil's filling John McCain's campaign with $2-million in contributions."

Make that at least $2-million

Chain e-mail

"Obama will charge a 28 percent tax on all home sales."

Not Obama's policy

Chain e-mail

Barack Obama wants to "restore" the estate tax that George W. Bush "repealed."

Bush didn't repeal it; Obama would expand it

Chain e-mail

John McCain will keep the estate tax at 0 percent, the same as it is now.

Larger estates will be taxed, just like now

Campaign Money Watch

"McCain got more money from Airbus’ U.S. executives than any other politician."

McCain campaign bouyed by Airbus execs and lobbyists

Campaign Money Watch

"John McCain intervened, which helped Airbus get that Pentagon contract."

Letters don't amount to intervening

John McCain

Obama "says he'll raise taxes on electricity."

No tax offered on electricity

VoteVets.org

"Sen. McCain would occupy Iraq indefinitely, against their wishes."

No fresh evidence of what McCain would do

John McCain

Barack Obama "is more to the left of the announced Socialist in the United States Senate."

If you look at one narrow source

John McCain

"He made time to go to the gym, but canceled a visit with wounded troops. Seems the Pentagon wouldn’t allow him to bring cameras."

Damned if you don't

Chain e-mail

Obama "shunned the opportunity to talk to soldiers to thank them for their service."

Event was delayed as group talked to troops

Let Freedom Ring

Says Obama flip-flopped on banning handguns.

On the fence . . . consistently

Let Freedom Ring

Says Obama has flip-flopped on public campaign financing.

Obama said he'd pursue it, but opted out

Let Freedom Ring

Says Obama flip-flopped on withdrawing troops from Iraq.

His tone changed, but not his position

Barack Obama

"Sen. McCain's economic plan gives nearly $4-billion in tax breaks to the oil companies but doesn't provide any tax relief to more than 100-million middle-class families."

Something for the middle, more for the top

Republican National Committee

Obama "voted against critical resources: no to individual body armor, no to helicopters, no to ammunition, no to aircraft."

RNC goes cherry-picking

Barack Obama

McCain has switched to Obama's position on more troops to Afghanistan.

Ground conditions have changed, too

John McCain

Obama "voted against funding our troops."

McCain cites one protest vote

John McCain

"Obama never held a single Senate hearing on Afghanistan."

The campaign trail leaves little time for hearings