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On the recordAugust 28, 2008
John McCain likes to say that he'll follow bin Laden to the gates of hell. But he won't even follow him to the cave where he lives.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Barack Obama critiques John McCain's commitment to addressing terrorism.

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