McCain questions Obama's link to '60s radical

By PHILIP ELLIOTT, Associated Press Writer

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By Beth Boehne

Story Created: Oct 9, 2008 at 6:07 PM EST

Story Updated: Oct 9, 2008 at 6:07 PM EST

WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — John McCain is questioning Barack Obama's ties to a 1960s radical.

In his strongest criticism of his presidential rival, McCain told a Wisconsin town-hall crowd: "We need to know the full extent of the relationship."

Obama and Ayers, now a college professor, live in the same Chicago neighborhood and have served together on two nonprofit organization boards. The Illinois senator, who was a child when Ayers' group committed acts of domestic terrorism, has denounced Ayers' radical views and actions.

McCain's running mate, Sarah Palin, first accused Obama of "palling around with terrorists."

Obama told ABC News that the GOP ticket is highlighting the link to Ayers to "score cheap political points."

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