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...reject the idea that you take something like this and swift-boat it all out of proportion...
...They don't associate it with the guys we lost. That's a shame.' WILLIAM MILLER, Vietnam veteran, on the term swift boat, now synonymous with campaign smear...
...service, Clark instead opened the door to the sort of criticism that Obama, who painstakingly praises McCain's military record at virtually every event, cannot afford. Cable-television talking heads feasted on the comments, with at least one partisan going so far as to accuse the Obama campaign of "swift-boating" McCain. The episode shows how hard it is for Obama to criticize McCain's potential as Commander in Chief without being perceived as attacking McCain's military record. "In this case, I'm not sure the American people are going to separate the two," says former Senator Bob Dole...
...reform has been a career cause for the Arizona senator, highlighted by the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002, which he championed with Democrat Russ Feingold. Although the act contained landmark transparency provisions, outside influence on elections is still pervasive, with 527 groups like the anti-John Kerry organization Swift Boat Veterans for Truth and the liberal group MoveOn.org's Voter Fund playing major roles in the last presidential election. This year's election will be the most expensive in history - presidential candidates have already raised over $900 million, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. And that...
...Israel and abroad, pressing Olmert for action on the return of the two soldiers. On Sunday, after the cabinet announced that it would exchange prisoners with Hizballah, Olmert met personally with the Regev and Goldwasser families, who expressed their approval of the cabinet decision and said they expected a swift conclusion to the deal. Israeli leaders are hoping to oblige the families, but the timing is now up to Hizballah chief Hassan Nasrallah, who may drag the process out for weeks, or even months, say Israelis. Olmert and the cabinet, however, have achieved their primary goal: catering to the public...