So have you heard the one where the reporter asks John McCain how many houses he owns? And McCain says he doesn't know how many houses he owns?Seriously. This actually happened.I'll let my good friend Barack Obama explain how it went down."...somebody asked John McCain, how many houses do you have? And he said, I’m not sure. I’ll have to check with my staff. True quote. I’m not sure. I’ll have to check ...

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Meaning, the sound of both the Obama and McCain campaigns going nuclear over the issue of how many homes the Republican candidate owns and whether he can even remember them all. (He can't.) This has the potential to be a big—maybe devastating—moment for McCain. And it's a huge opportunity for Obama. Team Obama knows this, which is why they've followed up their tough new commercial with a series of attempts to escalate the issue. There was ...

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