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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Feb 19, 2008

The best idea is not to broadcast what you're going to do. That's naive.

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Feb 18, 2008

I know how the world works. I know the good and the evil in it. I know how to work with leaders who share our dreams of a freer, safer, and more prosperous world, and how to stand up to those who don't.

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Feb 18, 2008

America is not deceived by an eloquent but empty call for change that promises no more than a holiday from history.

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Feb 17, 2008

John McCain has seen the enormous benefits of that, and he knows very well that the last answer in these troubled times is to raise taxes on working men and women.

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Feb 14, 2008

I believe that I have represented the hopes and dreams and aspirations of Hispanics in my state. I was proud to have received over 70 percent of the Hispanic vote in Arizona in my last re-election.

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Feb 13, 2008

I know we have to unite the party. I'm doing that. I'm showing them my record and I'm standing on that record. But I also think the important aspect of this campaign is the vision and the ability to lead this nation in the 21st century…

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Feb 13, 2008

I think he can do it. I like John McCain. I think he's got a lot going for him. But it's not going to happen naturally. He's going to have to make it happen.

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Feb 12, 2008

I stated during the passage of that law that a fair reading of the prohibition on cruel, inhumane, and degrading treatment outlaws waterboarding and other extreme techniques.

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Feb 12, 2008

I congratulate both Senator Obama and Senator Clinton for the campaigns they've run. They've gotten voters engaged. We will do that, as well.

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Feb 11, 2008

They'll promise to break with the failed politics of the past, but will campaign in ways that seek to minimize their exposure to questions from the press and challenges from voters who ask more from their candidates than an empty promise…

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Feb 11, 2008

Now, my friends, comes the hard part, and for America; the much bigger decision. We don't yet know for certain who will have the honor of being the Democratic Party's nominee for president. But we know where either of their candidates will…

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