Mr Daves said the funeral home had no plans to take any legal action if the items were returned.

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McCain's campaign released an e-mail he sent North Carolina GOP Chairwoman Linda Daves that asked her not to run the ad.

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But president of the Memphis Funeral Home, EC Daves, told The Commercial Appeal newspaper in Tennessee that another employee told him the equipment was sterilized and used again.

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The Daves are in revolt.

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