Guilt by Association: Meet McCain "Old Friend" and America's Old Foe


	Guilt by Association: Meet McCain "Old Friend" and America's Old Foe

ratilfar

5-5-2008 1:11 PM

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liddy, watergate, nixon, criminals, radicals, far-right lunatic fringe, mccain, mcsame, mcbush

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