War Candidate McCain Didn't Show Up For 10 Out Of 14 Latest Iraq Votes

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First Posted: 05-18-07 08:58 AM   |   Updated: 03-28-08 02:44 AM

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The Hill :

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is the only presidential candidate in Congress to have missed a major vote on the Iraq war this year, and his absences are not sitting well with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.).

Liz Oxhorn, a spokeswoman for Reid, told The Hill, "Sen. McCain has spent considerable time defending the president on Iraq and catering to the Republican base on immigration, but has only managed to show up for four of the last 14 Iraq votes and parachute into [yesterday's] immigration press conference at the last minute. Who is the real John McCain?"

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Filed by Katharine Zaleski
 



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