On the recordOctober 8, 2008
I'm surprised that we have been seeing some pretty over-the-top attacks coming out of the McCain campaign over the last several days, that he wasn't willing to say it to my face.
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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “I'm surprised that we have been seeing some pretty over-the-top attacks coming out of the McCain campaign over the last…”
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Barack Obama expresses surprise at the aggressive attacks from the McCain campaign.
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