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Obama says McCain's Medicare cuts would hurt seniors

ROANOKE, Va. - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Friday that Republican rival John McCain wants to cut $882 billion from Medicare over a decade to finance his health care plan and the result would be more costly drugs, diminished services and lower quality care for seniors.

"It's entirely consistent with Senator McCain's record during his 26 years in Congress where, time...

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