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Opinion - Joe Conason

Honor Won and Lost

Thu Oct 9, 3:00 AM ET

Creators Syndicate - Nothing in the presidential campaign so far has been as instructive as its swift descent into the politics of personal destruction. Although voters have probably heard little lately that they did not already know about Sen. Barack Obama, they have learned something very important about Sen. John McCain.

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