On the recordOctober 27, 2008
Closing days of this campaign, my opponent's trying to distance himself from President Bush... despite the fact that he's faithfully supported him 90 percent of the time.
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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “Closing days of this campaign, my opponent's trying to distance himself from President Bush... despite the fact that…”
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Barack Obama accuses John McCain of trying to separate himself from President Bush's policies.
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