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A Challenge Obama Should Accept

Joe Conason / Truthdig Jun 12, 2008 McCain has invited his rival to join him in a "town hall" tour. That would provide a forum for discussing the economy and for looking at just who has helped ease Americans' pocketbook troubles in the past. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

McCain Revisits Remarks About Oil and Occupation

Staff / Truthdig May 3, 2008 In a bid to clarify his stance on the (current) Iraq war, as well as just how long he'd be "fine" with maintaining a U.S. military presence in the region, Sen. John McCain held one of those town hall meetings that are so de rigueur among campaigning politicians these days, this time in Denver, where he performed some semantic gymnastics for his audience at the Robert E. Loup Jewish Community Center. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Gets Grilled

Staff / Truthdig Mar 5, 2008 Perhaps responding to accusations made by pundits and politicians that Barack Obama has been given kid-glove treatment by the media, reporters at a San Antonio, Texas, press conference made sure they didn't invite similar criticism Monday night. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Outsources Town Hall Meetings to India

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig Mar 27, 2006 The political satirist quotes the president as saying the move "is designed to free up my time for other duties, such as wiretapping the American people at random." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )