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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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Feb 5, 2008

Our message will be that we all share common principles, common conservative principles, and we should coalesce around those issues.

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Feb 3, 2008

I am confident I can unite and will unite and am uniting this party.

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Feb 3, 2008

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

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Feb 3, 2008

I'm trying to be very careful about -- I have seen more than one election go against what the polls show before.

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Feb 3, 2008

I believe we have every good shot at carrying the state of Massachusetts tomorrow and winning this state and sweeping the East.

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Feb 3, 2008

John McCain has to win -- John McCain has to win pretty decisively in the northeast, in those winner-take-all states in New York and New Jersey and Connecticut, 183 delegates.

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Feb 3, 2008

I will preserve my proud conservative Republican credentials, but I will reach across the aisle to the Democrats and work together for the good of this country.

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Jan 31, 2008

Certain Allies bear a disproportionate share of the fighting and the dying and others opt only for less dangerous or limited missions.

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Jan 31, 2008

I worry a great deal about the NATO alliance evolving into a two-tiered alliance, in which you have some allies willing to fight and die to protect people's security, and others who are not.

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Jan 27, 2008

I think it's a good thing. Obviously, it can't be written in a vacuum.

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