The McCain campaign "did not elaborate" on Obama's ties to ACORN.
In Japan, executives of failing companies "say 'I'm sorry' and then either do one of two things: resign or go commit suicide."
Obama "changed the rules in Washington. Gone are the free gifts from lobbyists. Gone are the fancy airplane rides for nothing."
Barack Obama got more campaign contributions from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac "than any other member of Congress, except for the Democratic chairmen of the committee that oversees them."
McCain is "raising campaign cash with one of (Jack) Abramoff's closest business partners: scandal-plagued conservative activist Ralph Reed."
"Big oil's filling John McCain's campaign with $2-million in contributions."
"John McCain intervened, which helped Airbus get that Pentagon contract."
"McCain got more money from Airbus' U.S. executives than any other politician."
Says Obama has flip-flopped on public campaign financing.
"I investigated Abramoff and people ended up in jail."
E-mail quotes Maureen Dowd column that Obama has received suspicious contributions from Saudi Arabia, Iran and China.
"You know, the approval rating of Congress is down to 13 percent."
"Obama has maintained a friendship with a now convicted felon."
Obama couldn't have afforded his home without Rezko's help.
"Did Obama know that Tony Rezko was saving him $300,000 on the purchase of his home?"
"I think we came down here (to Florida) one time ... but we weren't actively fundraising here."
"Ten years ago, John McCain offered a bill that said he would ban a candidate from paying registered lobbyists."
McCain "hired some of the biggest lobbyists in Washington to run his campaign."
When McCain was questioned about hiring lobbyists to his campaign staff, "his top lobbyist actually had the nerve to say, 'The American people won't care about this.' "
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