1.0 link 110231 <![CDATA[For McCain A Candidate's Military Pedigree Hasn't Always Mattered]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/01/mccain-hasnt-always-toute_n_110231.html For the third straight day, Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign has raised a ruckus over comments suggesting that his military service may not, in and of itself, qualify the Senator to be commander-in-chief.

On Tuesday, the campaign hosted a conference call with reporters during which chief surrogate Sen. Lindsey Graham said that McCain was "the best-qualified person to be commander-in-chief" since a previous military-political figure: Dwight Eisenhower.

"He has walked in the shoes of those in uniform. He understands their language. He...

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