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by Walter Alarkon - 07/24/08 9:13 AM ET

Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) is engaging in “shameful politics” by mixing up Barack Obama’s name with Osama bin Laden’s and by suggesting that his Democratic opponent, college lecturer and businessman Dan Seals, is unemployed, writes brownsox. A new ad by the MoveOn.org ally VoteVets features an Iraq war veteran criticizing John McCain for wanting a long-term U.S. troop presence in Iraq despite the Iraqi governments support for a speedier withdrawal, notes mcjoan.

Tags Barack Obama John McCain Mark Kirk