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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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Jan 7, 2008

I'm going to New Hampshire, where the voters don't let you make their decision for them.

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Jan 6, 2008

We'll hear from him and talk with his chief rival, Mitt Romney.

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Jan 6, 2008

I will get Osama bin Laden. If I have to follow him to the gates of hell, I will get him and bring him to justice.

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Jan 6, 2008

We're going to disagree sometimes but you're going to know I'm telling you the truth. You know I'm speaking from the heart.

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Jan 6, 2008

I wasn't disparaging the fact that he's a liberal Democrat. The fact is that he is of that philosophy and I'm of different philosophy.

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Jan 6, 2008

One of those issues we're going to address immediately is the issue of climate change.

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Jan 6, 2008

I'll get Osama Bin Laden, if I have to follow him to the gates of hell, I'll get him and bring him to justice.

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Jan 5, 2008

It's all out these last 24 hours, 48 hours. And a lot of voters in New Hampshire, we all know, make up their minds in the last few hours or even when they go into the ballot booth, so we've still got a lot of work to do. And here in New…

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Jan 3, 2008

Those charges are inaccurate, just like the charges he made against Governor Huckabee, and lost to him out in Iowa.

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Jan 3, 2008

He's a decent human being, and I think Americans are attracted to that, that he's got some genuine authenticity about him.

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Jan 1, 2008

I'm running for president of the United States because I think we face a transcendent challenge of the 21st century in the form of radical Islamic extremism. This is an evil that wants to destroy everything we stand for and we believe in.

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Dec 31, 2007

Senator John McCain and many other lawmakers called for a $400,000 cap on pay at all companies receiving taxpayer assistance.

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Dec 31, 2007

He does not expect to win. He does not expect to place, but, boy, he would love to show.

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Dec 27, 2007

If a candidate is a phony, we'll know it. Mitt Romney is such a candidate.

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Dec 27, 2007

John McCain has conviction, and Granite Staters want a candidate who will look them in the eye and tell them the truth. John McCain has done that. Mitt Romney has not.

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Dec 27, 2007

As you hear Mitt Romney attack John McCain, consider these words from New Hampshire newspapers.

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Dec 27, 2007

If a candidate is a phony we'll know it. Mitt Romney is such a candidate.

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Dec 26, 2007

I would urge that they continue with the process of a free and fair election, that as little force as possible can be displayed if there is continued riots and demonstrations.

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Dec 26, 2007

My theme has been throughout this campaign that I'm the one with the experience, the knowledge and the judgment. So, perhaps it may serve to enhance those credentials.

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Dec 26, 2007

I think he's in a tailspin. I'm familiar with those. I've been involved in every major national security issue for the last 20 years.

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