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Here’s today’s front-page, above-the-fold story on The Washington Times:

Military fears ‘unknown quantity’

Members of Washington’s military and defense establishment are expressing trepidation about Sen. Barack Obama, as the Illinois senator comes closer to winning the Democratic presidential nomination and leads in national polls to become commander in chief.

Oh, really?

Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Ron Paul have little in common politically, except their opposition to the Iraq war.

Both top a new list of presidential candidates receiving campaign contributions from people who work for the four branches of the military and National Guard, according to a study released Thursday by the non-partisan Center for Responsive Politics.

Obama, an Illinois senator, brought in more donations from this group than any White House contender from either party. The Democrat announced Wednesday his plan to withdraw all U.S. troops from Iraq by the end of 2008.

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The Washington Times won’t let the facts get in the way of a good smear–despite the fact that Barack Obama is getting more donations from soldiers than anyone else running for President (including John McCain), they cherry-pick a few key quotes to come up with a completely bogus story.

Get ready for more smears like this as the election wears on.  The Obama campaign better be prepared for baseless, underhanded attacks like this.