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Obama video fact-checks McCain

Posted by Foon Rhee, deputy national political editor  August 22, 2008 05:58 PM
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Like a really bad webisode of "The Office," Barack Obama's camp is up with another fact-checking video in which two staffers, sitting at their desks, bemoan what they call another false attack ad from John McCain -- for the third Friday in a row.

The McCain ad, which warns of higher taxes under Obama, is untrue because Obama wants to cut taxes for those making less than $250,000 a year, a staffer says.

McCain, on the other hand, by wanting to extend President Bush's tax cuts, would favor the wealthy.

As visual aids, there are images of notebook paper with a check in the box next to Obama's plan, and an "x" in the one by McCain's proposal.

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Glen Johnson Glen Johnson is Politics Editor at boston.com and lead blogger for "Political Intelligence." He moved to Massachusetts in the fourth grade, and has covered local, state, and national politics for over 25 years. E-mail him at johnson@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @globeglen.
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