The campaign of Republican Bob McDonnell fired back at a radio spot by his opponent, Democrat Creigh Deeds, that accused McDonnell of opposing mandated employer coverage for breast cancer screenings during his tenure as state attorney general.

Meanwhile, a McDonnell surrogate was forced to apologize after mocking Deeds’ halting, stammering speech patterns.

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