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On the recordSeptember 7, 2008
When John McCain with a straight face stands up and I'm and says, 'I'm going to change things,' at the same time as he says that he agreed with George Bush 90 percent of the time, you know, it is pretty hard to believe.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama criticizes McCain's claim of being a change agent while aligning with Bush.

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