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On the recordApril 29, 2004
your decision to deny your viewers an opportunity to be reminded of war's terrible costs, in all their heart-breaking detail, is a gross disservice to the public and to the men and women of the United States armed forces. It is, in short, sir, unpatriotic.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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John McCain criticizes Sinclair Broadcasting for not airing 'Nightline', arguing it is unpatriotic to deny viewers awareness of the costs of war.

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