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And according to what I just
And according to what I just saw on CNN, pitched a hissy fit when a reporter asked him about it today.
If it really was a scheduling
If it really was a scheduling error, I pity his (no doubt underpaid) scheduling secretary who is probably now looking for a job. Never mind that if this issue is really front-burner for McCain, he should've been well aware of the time of the hearing without some 27-year-old kid having to write it on his palm with a sharpie.
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