While this article contained a quote from an Obama campaign press release, buried near the bottom of the story, it still seemed greatly tilted towards airing Senator Clinton's campaign talking points. There were some allusions made to "present" votes being used as part of a legislative strategy, common in Illinois, but nothing that would suggest it is an effective counter-argument to Clinton's claims. More thorough analysis of Obama's present votes is provided by The Chicago Sun-Times, The Chicago Tribune, and by The New York Times here: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/20/us/politics/20obama.html
While this article contained a quote from an Obama campaign press release, buried near the bottom of the story, it still seemed greatly tilted towards airing Senator Clinton's campaign talking points. There were some allusions made to "present" votes being used as part of a legislative strategy, common in Illinois, but nothing that would suggest it is an effective counter-argument to Clinton's claims. More thorough analysis of Obama's present votes is provided by The Chicago Sun-Times, The Chicago Tribune, and by The New York Times here: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/20/us/politics/20obama.html