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  • McCain camp cries foul; Media coverage favors Obama, his campaign says

    07/23/2008 9:32:46 PM PDT · by rabscuttle385 · 27 replies · 73+ views
    The Christian Science Monitor ^ | 2008-07-24 | Linda Feldmann
    Washington - In a campaign week dominated by Barack Obama's trip abroad, the pro-John McCain camp has made headlines by complaining about coverage of Senator Obama's trip abroad. For Senator McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, crying foul on the news media represents a double-edged sword. On the plus side, he plays into the longstanding narrative that asserts reporters are rooting for Obama, the likely Democratic nominee, to win in November. Hillary Rodham Clinton played that card during the primaries, to some effect, but ultimately unsuccessfully.