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Hillary Clinton: In the White House, there is no time for speeches and on-the-job training. Senator McCain will bring a lifetime of…

On the recordNovember 2, 2008
In the White House, there is no time for speeches and on-the-job training. Senator McCain will bring a lifetime of experience to the campaign. And Senator Obama will bring a speech that he gave in 2002. I think that is a significant difference.
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Hillary Clinton
Democratic · New York

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Hillary Clinton emphasizes the difference in experience between John McCain and Barack Obama.

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