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John McCain

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John McCain was a prominent American politician and military officer who served as a United States Senator from Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018. A member of the Republican Party, McCain was known for his bipartisan approach and commitment to national security. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War, where he was a prisoner of war for over five years, an experience that shaped his political career and views on military and foreign policy.

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Jul 10, 2012

Doesn't it also indicate that we still have significant problems with border security?

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Jul 10, 2012

It is my understanding that the price of an ounce of cocaine on the street in any major city in America has not gone up one penny.

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Jul 10, 2012

What is the 80/20 rule, Michael? Several years ago, I was talking about him and Senator Kennedy working so well together, and he said, 'Ted Kennedy and I agree on 80 percent of this stuff. We disagree on 20 percent of this stuff. And what…

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Jul 10, 2012

Which is also true of Central America as well as Mexico.

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Jul 10, 2012

My confidence in the Department of Homeland Security to be the lead agency is extremely limited.

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Jul 10, 2012

We need to figure out how to be successful in this next threat that we face, growing threat that we face, and that is cybersecurity.

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Jul 10, 2012

The Mexican people, with some justification, believe that the United States is the destination.

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Jul 10, 2012

I have grown to believe over time that the Hippocratic Oath is the first thing we should observe: First, do no harm.

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Jul 10, 2012

Our domestic intelligence collection, although not optimized, certainly has been a remarkable success.

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Jul 10, 2012

Our success in preventing further terrorist attacks is owed largely to our own intensive intelligence collection efforts worldwide and at home.

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Jul 10, 2012

There are some who fear regulation being too burdensome. Others fear a loss of civil liberties.

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Jul 10, 2012

Senator Collins, you suggested this, quite disturbingly, that homegrown radicalized threat, self-radicalized threat, still persists.

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Jul 10, 2012

That brings us back to the Colombian experience under President Pastrana.

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Jun 25, 2012

They say it's intended to make sure that the investigation is impartial.

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Jun 25, 2012

It's intended to make sure that the investigation is impartial.

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Jun 25, 2012

Holder's decision to appoint two Justice Department prosecutors overseen by Holder himself is, quote, 'offensive.'

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Jun 18, 2012

It crushes your spirit and weakens your resistance more effectively than any other form of mistreatment.

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Jun 18, 2012

It's an awful thing, solitary. It crushes your spirit and weakens your resistance more effectively than any other form of mistreatment.

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Jun 18, 2012

Just watched the president's comments on Syria, nonsensical and completely out of touch with the realities on the ground.

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Jun 17, 2012

The ranking member of the Armed Services Committee accuses the Obama administration of failing to do enough to end President Bashar Al-Assad's regime.

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Jun 17, 2012

Senator John McCain is calling for the U.S. military to lead a coalition to help Syrian opposition fighters.

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Jun 7, 2012

He cannot afford more unforced errors like this with this terrible economy right now and in the middle of an election year.

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Jun 6, 2012

The president has been silent about this. By the way, he has about massacres in Syria, but it seems to me that every member of the administration, the vice president and the president, should be saying, look, this is a terrible breach of…

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Jun 6, 2012

The president of the United States says nothing. It's just -- it's just shameful. I can't tell you how disappointed I am.

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