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      <excerpt>...year ago Wednesday, then-Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin stood by while her Republican running mate, Sen. John McCain, delivered his concession speech outside the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix. Turns out Palin would have liked to give a little speech too, thankin</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...position to use every instrument of national power, including both courts and military commissions, to ensure that terrorists are brought to justice.&quot; Graham's amendment was co-sponsored by Sens. Joe Lieberman, an independent, and Republican John McCain</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), who caucuses with Democrats. Graham, along with allies such as 2008 GOP presidential nominee John McCain (Ariz.), argued that the suspects&#8217; legal rights would be protected in a military commission but that a civilian trial</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...turn them out of Congress. The GOP's top targets: Democratic freshmen from districts Republican presidential contender John McCain won in 2008.- Laurie Kellman   A look at key issues in the health care debate: THE ISSUE: Republicans are the minority...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...her husband Todd as the nation's &quot;first ever Second Dude&quot; in the event of victory.  In defeat, which she suffered with Senator John McCain at the hands of Barack Obama and Joe Biden, the Republican vice-presidential candidate wanted to tell Todd to &quot;get</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...at a Barnes &amp; Noble in Grand Rapids, Mich., where Palin, the 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate, and running mate Sen. John McCain made a campaign appearance last fall. Choosing Michigan as the first state fits the book's title, which refers to</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...CONSERVATIVES to offices! We have a country to save, no thanks to you.  Enjoy your retirement. James B. Sivils Long Beach, CA John McCain wrote:                               No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com  Version</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>U.S. Senator Russ Feingold will be the next guest for &#8220;On the Issues&#8221; with Mike Gousha at Marquette University Law School Friday, Nov. 13. The event will be held from noon to 1 p.m. in Sensenbrenner Hall, room 307, located at 1103 W. ...</excerpt>
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