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Quote:	John McCain on Energy Independence 7/24/2008	View Quote
Published:	7/24/2008	View Person
Submitted by:	Shayon 165 days ago	View Comments (0)
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Quote Details: "I'm sorry Congress is gridlocked again on offshore drilling. When I'm president, we'll all sit down together and work this out."

Quote:	Barack Obama on Military and Defense 7/22/2008	View Quote
Published:	7/22/2008	View Person
Submitted by:	Shayon 167 days ago	View Comments (0)
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Quote Details: "We don't know what would have happened if the plan that I preferred in January 2007 -- to put more pressure on the Iraqis to arrive at a political reconciliation, to begin a phased withdrawal -- what would have happened had we pursued that strategy."

Quote:	John McCain on 2003 Iraq War 5/27/2008	View Quote
Published:	5/27/2008	View Person
Submitted by:	Picka 195 days ago	View Comments (3)
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Quote Details: "By the way, I will never surrender in Iraq. Our American troops will come home with victory and honor" -- University of Denver campaign speech

Quote:	John McCain on 2003 Iraq War 5/15/2008	View Quote
Published:	5/15/2008	View Person
Submitted by:	Picka 195 days ago	View Comments (0)
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Quote Details: "The Iraq war has been won. Iraq is a functioning democracy, although still suffering from the lingering effects of decades of tyranny and centuries of sectarian tension. Violence still occurs, but it is spasmodic and much reduced." - Columbus, Ohio

Quote:	John McCain on Business and Economy 4/17/2008	View Quote
Published:	4/17/2008	View Person
Submitted by:	Picka 195 days ago	View Comments (0)
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Quote Details: "The effect of this 'gas tax holiday' will be an immediate economic stimulus -- taking a few dollars off the price of a tank of gas every time you fill up...and because the cost of gas affects the price of food, packaging and just about everything else, this immediate step will spread economic relief to every family in America." -- McCain fundraising e-mail to campaign supporters.

Quote:	John McCain on Education 2/23/2008	View Quote
Published:	2/23/2008	View Person
Submitted by:	Shayon 168 days ago	View Comments (0)
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Quote Details: "I propose sending education funding directly to classrooms rather than having it siphoned off by federal and state bureaucracies. If this funding flows to classrooms that continue to fail, the state should have the authority to allow students to use that funding directly for programs that best meet their academic needs. Empowering parents and students through educational choice and competition is the surest path to academic excellence."

Quote:	Barack Obama on Minimum Wage 2/19/2008	View Quote
Published:	2/19/2008	View Person
Submitted by:	Shayon 168 days ago	View Comments (0)
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Quote Details: "We shouldn't raise the minimum wage every 10 years, we should raise it every year, to keep up with inflation. If you work in this country, you should not be poor."

Quote:	John McCain on Abortion 2/18/2008	View Quote
Published:	2/18/2008	View Person
Submitted by:	Shayon 167 days ago	View Comments (0)
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Quote Details: "I do not support Roe versus Wade. It should be overturned."

Quote:	Hugo Chavez on Government and Elections 1/11/2007	View Quote
Published:	1/11/2007	View Person
Submitted by:	JasonK 215 days ago	View Comments (0)
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Quote Details: I am a Communist.

Quote:	John McCain on 2003 Iraq War 3/30/2003	View Quote
Published:	3/30/2003	View Person
Submitted by:	Picka 195 days ago	View Comments (0)
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Quote Details: “We’re going to be all right. We’re going to prevail and we will win and it’ll be one of the best things that’s happened to America and the world in a long time ‘cause it’ll reverberate throughout the Middle East.” NBC, “Meet the Press,”