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The statement stood out for its admission that Palin is under siege — it condemns “this vetting controversy” — and for its attempt to blunt questions about how rigorously McCain and his campaign explored the background of a candidate who may get the nation’s second most powerful job. … The statement stood out for its admission that Wright is under siege — it condemns “this goddamned America controversy” — and for its attempt to blunt questions about how rigorously Obama and his campaign explored the background of a pastor who is a veteran and once performed surgery on President Lyndon Johnson.