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...down his contacts with Mr. Ayers, 63. But the two men do not appear to have been close. Nor has Mr. Obama ever expressed sympathy for the radical views and actions of Mr. Ayers, whom he has called "somebody who engaged in detestable acts 40 years ago, when I was 8." Obama campaign aides said the Ayers... |
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...of Obama's friends and supporters. The Republican ticket has trained focus over the past few days on Obama's ties to 1960s radical William Ayers, co-founder of The Weather Underground, a domestic terror group that had its heyday in the Vietnam War era. The McCain campaign circulated a scathing statement Wednesday from John Murtagh, who described how when he was 9 years old, "the terrorist group founded by Barack Obama's friend William Ayers, fire bombed my house." The statement went on to say, "Barack Obama's friend tried to kill my family." Joe Biden told CBS' "The Early Show"... |
