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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 6, 2008

The relaunch of John McCain started today, but is it taking off?

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Jul 6, 2008

Government has grown by 60 percent in the last eight years. 60 percent, that's simply inexcusable.

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Jul 6, 2008

The choice in this election is stark and simple. Senator Obama will raise your taxes, I won't.

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Jul 6, 2008

Senator Obama's tax increases will hurt the economy even more and destroy jobs across the country. If you are one of the 23 million small business owners in America who files as an individual rate payer, Senator Obama is going to raise…

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Jul 3, 2008

The first thing we need to do is make the Bush tax cuts permanent.

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Jul 3, 2008

Neither party should be defined by pandering to the outer reaches of American politics and the agents of intolerance, whether they be Louis Farrakhan or Al Sharpton on the left, or Pat Robertson or Jerry Falwell on the right.

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Jul 3, 2008

I'm fully satisfied that my conduct at all times was conducted in keeping with the standards of my office.

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Jul 3, 2008

I view it as a failure because I think that I should have done better. I should have done as well as some of my friends did who were stronger and better men than me.

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Jul 2, 2008

I would say that McCain should be congratulating Obama for moving to the center on an issue as important as the war in Iraq.

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Jul 2, 2008

It's a new line of attack by Republicans and a cause for concern among some liberals.

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Jun 30, 2008

American's dependence on foreign oil was a troubling situation 35 years ago. It was an alarming situation 20 years ago. It's a dangerous situation today.

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Jun 30, 2008

Who's suffering the most? Who is bearing the brunt of this? Well, the low-income worker on fixed income that drives the oldest cars. Those are the largest gas consumption cars.

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Jun 30, 2008

John McCain proposes making all the Bush tax cuts permanent, reducing the corporate tax rate, and doubling the exemption for dependents.

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Jun 30, 2008

America's dependence on foreign oil was a troubling situation 35 years ago. It was an alarming situation 20 years ago. It's a dangerous situation today.

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Jun 30, 2008

Who's suffering the most? Who's bearing the brunt of this? The low income worker on fixed income that drives the oldest cars.

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Jun 29, 2008

Senator, how do you respond to the charges of flip-flopping on the creamy versus chunky debate.

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Jun 25, 2008

Democrat Barack Obama is just a typical politician despite all that talk of change and reaching across the aisle.

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Jun 25, 2008

I think this is ultimately going to have to be a campaign on McCain's part about ideas and about the future.

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Jun 25, 2008

I'm going to do everything I can, not just to get the women's vote, but to deserve it.

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Jun 24, 2008

I have had 22 years of experience, both in the military, in the United States Senate, in the Congress. I know the issues. I'm far more experienced than George Bush was when I came here.

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Jun 24, 2008

You will hear from my opponent's campaign in every speech, in every interview, every press release that I'm running for President Bush's third term.

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