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by Walter Alarkon - 10/22/08 9:17 AM ET

John McCain made a “boneheaded” mistake and came off just like President Bush when he stumbled over his line attacking Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) and other Democrats for remarks about western Pennsylvania, writes Josh Marshall. McCain’s campaign is running a “sleaze-fest” of a campaign in 14 states by making robo calls about Barack Obama’s ties with Weather Underground co-founder William Ayers and sending out mailers that suggest Obama is against medical care for babies who survive botched abortions, TPM notes in a new feature tracking McCain’s attacks.

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