http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D04E2D9153EF93AA35751C0A9669C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all<SNIP>
Mr. McCain, for his part, pressed his demand for an apology from Mr. Bush for a rally in Sumter, S.C., last week during which Mr. Bush smilingly accepted endorsements and plaudits from military veterans who lambasted Mr. McCain's record on veterans' issues. Mr. McCain spent five and a half years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam.
The McCain campaign also accused people affiliated with the Bush campaign of conducting ''push polls,'' or telephone surveys with loaded questions that are meant to disparage an opponent. The Bush campaign said that it was not, but that the McCain campaign was. <SNIP>
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Dallas News Archives will let you buy this old AP story
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http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0ED821B46A3EBE7A&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM1.) McCain demands apology for Bush supporter's attack
In SC debate, Texan denies blame for ally's remarks
Author: Glen Johnson Associated Press
Publish Date: February 16, 2000
Word Count: 584
Document ID: 0ED821B46A3EBE7A
<SNIP>In their last debate before the make-or-break South Carolina primary, Republican John McCain demanded an apology from rival George W. Bush over his campaign tactics.
"You should be ashamed," the Arizona senator told Mr. Bush, referring to the remarks of a veterans' group representative who accused Mr. McCain of abandoning veterans.
Mr. Bush did not apologize and said he should not be held responsible for the remarks of a surrogate.<SNIP>
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