Sorting Out the Truth on Obama and McCain on National Security - Roll Call

Sorting Out the Truth on Obama and McCain on National Security

By Roll Call Staff

Posted October 26, 2008 at 12:00am

THEIR PAST POSITIONS AND THEIR PLANS

John McCain
campaign Web site
Barack Obama
campaign Web site
Key rulings about McCain statements:
True
Pants-on-Fire wrong
Key rulings about Obama statements:
True
YouTube
Half True

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