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Sorting Out the Truth on McCain, Obama Tax Policies

By Angie Drobnic Holan, PolitiFact and CQ Staff
Posted September 24, 2008 at 12:00am

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John McCain
Barack Obama

center’s Web site.

Key Truth-O-Meter Rulings about McCain

Full Flop.
McCain’s claim False.

Key Truth-O-Meter Rulings about Obama

Barely True.
statement True.
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