Obama Launches Anti-Rumor Web Site

Democratic candidate Barack Obama launched an anti-smear web site to combat various rumors floating around about him and his campaign:

Will Obama's Anti-Rumor Plan Work?

The Obama campaign has built what might best be described as a Web-based rumor clearinghouse, located at www.fightthesmears.com in which it hopes all the shady stories about Obama's faith, his family and his rumored connections with controversial figures can go to die.

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