Conservationists score McCain zero

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Conservationists score McCain zero
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WASHINGTON - Republican Sen. John McCain may warm the hearts of environmentalists with his call to urgently address global warming, but he didn't fare too well before the League of Conservation Voters on Thursday, earning a zero score on Senate votes the group sees as important for the environment.

The League, which annually ranks members of Congress based on their pro-environment votes, said that McCain was absent on every one of the 15 votes the group used to compile its 2007 ranking as he campaigned for the GOP presidential nomination.

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Clinton received a 73 percent ranking, casting "pro-environment" votes 11 times. Obama was at 67 percent with 10 pro-environment votes. But Clinton and Obama each missed four of the 15 votes tracked by the group, driving down their scores compared to previous years.

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