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Obama Hits Back at McCain at VFW

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In remarks to the veterans' group in Orlando, Obama knocks McCain for predicting before the Iraq War that "we'd be greeted as liberators."

Also criticizes McCain's attacks on his patriotism. Adds he thinks Americans are "better" than the kind of campaign McCain is running.

And endorses Biden's proposal to offer Georgia $1 billion in reconstruction funding.

Read his full remarks here.

McCain camp responds here.

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