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Retired Gen. Wesley Clark, who caused a stir over the weekend when he dismissed John McCain’s military service as a qualification for the presidency, stood by his remarks on Tuesday but sought to soothe ruffled feathers after Barack Obama was forced to distance himself from his campaign surrogate. But after two days of angry responses and denunciations on both sides, Clark tried to clarify that while he respects McCain’s military service, he believes Obama has better judgment — without having served in the military — to be president, while Obama downplayed the impact of Clark’s comments.

Sen. Dan Sutton, D-Flandreau, center, testifies to allegations that he groped a male legislative page during the 2006 legislative session Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2007, at the State Capitol in Pierre, S.D. Sutton testified Wednesday night that he saw nothing wrong with sharing a motel bed with the lad.