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Sen. John McCain took to the Senate floor Wednesday to defend a well-known aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton against accusations by other Republicans that her family has ties to Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood.
McCain, R-Ariz., called the charges made by Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., and others against longtime Clinton aide Huma Abedin "nothing less than an unwarranted and unfounded attack on an honorable woman." The State Department also commented on the matter Wednesday, calling the accusations "absolutely preposterous."
Abedin is a Clinton family confidante and the wife of former New York Rep. Anthony Weiner, who resigned last year in disgrace following a sex-ting scandal.