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Joe Biden: “Where was John a week ago? Where was John a month ago? Where was John five years ago?”

On the recordSeptember 24, 2008
Where was John a week ago? Where was John a month ago? Where was John five years ago?
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware

Editor's note · Context

Joe Biden questions John McCain's absence from important issues leading up to the current crisis.

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