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McCain campaign ads, rally paint Palin as victim

FAIRFAX, Va. - Playing to women and disgruntled Hillary Rodham Clinton supporters, Republican John McCain's presidential campaign yesterday portrayed his running mate, Sarah Palin, as a victim of unfair attacks in new ads and at a rally in this affluent Washington suburb.

The ads and two speakers at the rally, including former GOP presidential hopeful Fred Thompson, complained that the Obama...

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