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McCain to Allard: Don’t believe the hype about my water remarks

By Mike Saccone | Wednesday, August 20, 2008, 10:56 AM

In response to a deluge of negative press sparked by Republican presidential hopeful John McCain’s comments to The Pueblo Chieftain about possibly reopening the 1922 Colorado River Compact, the Arizona senator has fired off a letter to Sen. Wayne Allard, R-Colo., assuring him that he is not in favor of sucking Colorado dry.

Here are some excerpts from the letter:

*McCain photo from the Associated Press.

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