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On the recordOctober 15, 2008
I am especially honored to be here tonight with my distinguished opponent, Senator John McCain. I think it is a tribute to American democracy that, with two weeks left in a hard-fought election, the two of us could come together and sit down at the same dinner table without preconditions.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama expresses his honor to share a dinner with McCain, highlighting the spirit of democracy.

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