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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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Oct 13, 2008

If I'm elected president, I will help to create jobs for Americans in the most effective way a president can do this, with tax cuts that are directed specifically to create jobs...

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Oct 13, 2008

America is worth fighting for. Nothing is inevitable. We never give up. We never quit. We never hide from history. We make history. Now, let's go win this election and get this country moving again.

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Oct 13, 2008

I will help to create jobs for Americans in the most effective way a president can do this, with tax cuts that are directed specifically to create jobs.

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Oct 13, 2008

He's an eloquent speaker, but even he can't turn a record of supporting higher taxes into a credible promise to cut taxes.

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Oct 13, 2008

Oh, yes. You know I was astonished to hear him say that he was surprised for me to have the guts to do that, because the fact is that the question didn't come up in that fashion. And I think he's probably ensured that it will come up this…

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Oct 13, 2008

If I'm elected president I would help create jobs for Americans in the most effective way an American can do this, with tax cuts that are directed specifically to create jobs; to create jobs and protect your life savings.

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Oct 12, 2008

But if you elect me president, I will fight to take America in a new direction from my first day in office until my last.

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Oct 12, 2008

We never give up. We never quit. Now, let's go win this election and get this country moving again.

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Oct 12, 2008

I never believed that John Lewis, who's an American hero who I admire, would ever make a comment of that nature.

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Oct 12, 2008

The accusation that Congressman Lewis made is so far out of bounds and so disturbing to me.

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Oct 12, 2008

Because William Ayers was an unrepentant terrorist. I mean he's a person who on 9/11 said that he wanted to set off more bombs.

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Oct 12, 2008

Clearly, Senator Obama said he was quote 'a guy in the neighborhood.'

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Oct 12, 2008

I've been fighting for this country since I was 17 years old and I have the scars to prove it. You elect me President I will fight to take America in a new direction from my first day in office until my last.

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Oct 12, 2008

We never give up and we never quit. And let's go win this election and get this country moving again.

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Oct 12, 2008

I'm proud of my supporters. I'm proud of the people that come and proud of those veterans that served their country and come to my rallies and fire me up, I love them. And for anybody to intimate that overwhelming 99.99 percent is anything…

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Oct 12, 2008

We're six points down. The national media has written us off. But they forgot to let you decide. We've got them just where we want them.

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Oct 12, 2008

The catalyst of this crisis was the collapse of the housing in America. And I want homeowners to be able to negotiate a new mortgage at the new value of their home so they can stay in their homes.

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Oct 9, 2008

The chairman of the SEC serves at the appointment of the president and, in my view, has betrayed the public trust. If I were president today, I would fire him.

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Oct 9, 2008

No, ma'am. No, ma'am. He's a -- he's a decent family man, citizen that I just happen to have disagreements with.

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Oct 9, 2008

We're the underdogs, and we're going come to from behind, like we have every time in the past. How many times, my friends, have the pundits written off the McCain campaign? We're going to fool them again. We're going to fool them one more…

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Oct 9, 2008

Senator Obama said that Mr. Ayers was a guy in a neighborhood, when, in reality, Senator Obama's political career was launched in Mr. Ayers' living room.

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Oct 9, 2008

I want to be president of the United States. And, obviously, I do not want Senator Obama to be. But, I have to tell you, he is a decent person, and a person that you do not have to be scared as president of the United States.

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