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Biden Stumbles in Interview
Ron Paul, a Republican presidential candidate from Texas, sits and smiles after filing his declaration of candidacy to run in the state presidential primary with New Hampshire Secretary of State William Gardner, left, at the statehouse in Concord, N.H.
(By Jim Cole -- Associated Press)
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FACING THE MUSIC
McCain Chides Clinton in Ad
Sen. John McCain's latest campaign ad starts with a swirling, psychedelic pattern of colors and the Doors' "Light My Fire" playing in the background.
The ad, which began running today in New Hampshire, moves quickly to its real point: making fun of Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) for seeking $1 million for a Woodstock concert museum in a Senate appropriations bill.
"Now my friends, I wasn't there," McCain (R-Ariz.) says in the ad, which is produced using video from the previous Republican debate. As the ad cuts to scenes of hippies at Woodstock, McCain says: "I'm sure it was a cultural and pharmaceutical event. I was, I was tied up at the time."
And that's the real point of the ad: to show what happened at the debate when McCain referenced being a prisoner of war in Hanoi during Woodstock.
The audience jumped to its feet.
"No one can be president of the United States that supports projects such as these," he concludes after showing the standing ovation. "I'm John McCain, and I approve this message."
-- Michael D. Shear
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