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John McCain has said the economy is "not his strong suit." |
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"Gasoline would rise in price by approximately 50 cents a gallon" if the McCain-Lieberman bill became law. |
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"Now, I also support the Bush tax cuts. Sen. McCain voted against them originally. He now believes they should be made permanent. I'm glad he agrees they should be made permanent." |
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Barack Obama "wants the government to take over health care, spend hundreds of billions of dollars of new money for health insurance for everyone." |
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"Sen. McCain says it was not a mistake to vote against the Bush tax cuts ... but now says the tax cuts need to be made permanent." |
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"McCain opposes repeal of the death tax." |
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Huckabee "granted 1,033 pardons and commutations . . . more clemencies than the previous three governors combined." |
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Mike Huckabee "supported taxpayer-funded scholarships for illegal aliens." |
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Huckabee supported "a tuition break to the children of illegals that are here illegally when citizens are having to pay a higher rate." |
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"The mayor said … 'if you happen to be in this country in an undocumented status . . . then we welcome you here. We want you here. We'll protect you here.' " |
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“Mayor Giuliani’s lawsuit killed the line-item veto.” |
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"She hasn't run a corner store. She hasn't run a state. She hasn't run a city. She has never run anything." |
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"Mayor Giuliani made New York City what's known as a 'sanctuary city,' where illegal aliens were allowed to come. And he instructed the leaders of the city not to enforce the law, not to enforce immigration law." |
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"Senator McCain voted against the Bush tax cuts. Now he's for them." |
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"(McCain) was opposed to ethanol. Now he's for it." |
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"(McCain) said he was opposed to overturning Roe v. Wade. Now he's for overturning Roe v. Wade." |
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