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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 5, 2004

There's not much question, once again, 38 percent of his tax cut to the wealthiest 1 percent of Americans. My friends -- my friends, I don't think Bill Gates needs a tax cut.

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Jun 22, 2004

I doubt it, the, given the high visibility that he has, but I believe that he will get the reward that he deserves for his brutal torture and mistreatment of the Iraqi people.

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Jun 16, 2004

McCain has frequently criticized the president, but his appeal to independent voters out west is seen as an important asset to the Bush campaign.

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Jun 6, 2004

He did bring down the Soviet empire and he did it through strength of character and vision and history will judge him I think very highly for that.

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May 11, 2004

In your judgment were these abuses a result of an overall military or intelligence policy to 'soften up detainees for interrogation'?

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May 10, 2004

It's terrible. It's tragic. It also shows the stark difference between America and these barbarians.

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May 6, 2004

Congress should have been notified of this situation a long time ago.

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May 6, 2004

With all due respect to investigations ongoing and panels being appointed, the American people deserve immediate and full disclosure of all relevant information so that we can assured and comforted that something that we never believed…

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May 6, 2004

I still think it would be premature to call for the secretary's removal.

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Apr 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…

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Apr 22, 2004

Pat Tillman an inspiration with his unexpected choice of duty to his country over the riches and other comforts of celebrity.

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Mar 17, 2004

I rebuke those of you even in my own party who want to call John Kerry weak on defense.

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Mar 9, 2004

John McCain said he considered John Kerry a good friend. Is George Bush a good friend of McCain?

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Mar 9, 2004

It is plain as the nose on your fact that these 527s are organized and engaged in partisan political activity, they should be regulated under the rules.

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Mar 9, 2004

I can tell you, and your players that you represent, the status quo is not acceptable.

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Feb 12, 2004

The second bill is the DREAM Act, a bipartisan compromise reached by Senator Hatch and Senator Durbin.

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Feb 12, 2004

The legislation recognizes the importance of immigrant farm workers and respects and rewards their work.

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Feb 12, 2004

We must treat those who are here illegally as exactly that.

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Feb 12, 2004

No one in the United States illegally should have the privileges associated with those who are here legally.

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Feb 12, 2004

We must commit to sufficient funding for our border security agencies, including the Border Patrol and our immigration enforcement agencies.

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Feb 12, 2004

It is time we quit doing that, we laid it on the table, and we addressed the issue.

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Feb 12, 2004

We need a total overhaul of our immigration policies.

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Feb 12, 2004

I applaud him for taking on this issue.

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Feb 12, 2004

While he and I will disagree on some of the ways that we fix the problem, it is the great benefit that we have in this country that we can disagree over issues.

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