McKinney-Johnson Debate
Judging from this report in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Hank Johnson won his Saturday debate with Cynthia McKinney. McKinney appeared to duck a question about the current crisis in Lebanon:
Asked three times whether the United States should take sides in the Israel-Hezbollah fight, McKinney would only say: “The United States should be an honest broker and we should support human rights across the board.”
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