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29

RNC denounces use of Hussein in Obama’s name


So even if Bill Cunningham isn’t listening to Karl Rove, the Republican National Committee is:

Republican National Committee Chairman Mike Duncan formally denounced on Thursday the Tennessee Republican Party’s use of Barack Obama’s full name in a recent news release questioning the Illinois senator’s commitment to Israel.

“The RNC rejects these kinds of campaign tactics,” Duncan said in a statement. “We believe this election needs to be about the critical issues confronting our nation.”

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On Wednesday night, the party removed both the photo and the reference of “Hussein” from the statement after Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander called to express his belief that using them had become a distraction, Tennessee GOP Communications Director Bill Hobbs said.

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And McCain, who on Tuesday denounced Cunningham’s remarks, also indicated Wednesday evening that he disapproved of the news release.

“This will be a respectful debate,” the Arizona senator said in San Antonio. “I have pledged if I am able to secure the nomination of my party, it will be a respectful debate; I will continue to treat Sen. Clinton and Sen. Obama with respect, just as I have treated my primary opponents with great respect.”

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 2:05 pm February 29th, 2008 in Barack Obama, Campaigning, John McCain, Politics, Republicans, Social Issues, WH2008 

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