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On the recordJune 3, 2008
It's not change when John McCain decided to stand with George Bush 95 percent of the time, as he did in the Senate last year.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama argues that McCain's alignment with Bush undermines his claim for change.

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