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John McCain has been taking on Barack
Obama at campaign stops today in North Carolina and Virginia, two
traditionally Republican states McCain is struggling to hold onto.


      Aides estimate McCain's crowd in Concord, North Carolina, at
4,000 to 5,000, and say he drew a similiar number during an outdoor
appearance later in Woodbridge, Virginia.

      At the Concord rally, McCain made an appeal to North Carolina
veterans, saying his rival is unprepared to lead the United States
through the challenges ahead. McCain told supporters the next
president will have to act immediately in a dangerous world with
many enemies.

      An Obama spokesman counters by saying Obama has showed better
judgment in opposing the Iraq War from the start.

      Earlier today, McCain leveled his most critical rhetoric of the
day in a paid radio address. He likened Obama to the socialist
leaders of Europe, saying Obama's tax plan would "convert the IRS
into a giant welfare agency, redistributing massive amounts of
wealth at the direction of politicians in Washington."

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John McCain has been taking on Barack
Obama at campaign stops today in North Carolina and Virginia, two
traditionally Republican states McCain is struggling to hold onto.


McCain campaigns in North Carolina, Virginia

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