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Obama loyal 'to America's ideals' as aide questions McCain's credentials
Obama loyal 'to America's ideals' as aide questions McCain's credentials
Last Modified: 04 Jul 2008
By:
Lucy Manning
Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama defends his vision of patriotism, calling it "loyalty to America's ideals".
A year ago he wouldn't even pin the stars and stripes on his lapel.
Obama has also distanced himself from a campaign spokesman who questioned whether the Vietnam war experience of his Republican rival John McCain qualified him to be president.
It's all turning into a fierce debate over whose patriotism is greater.
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