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Published 10/16/2008 by rsinderbrand at CNN Political Ticker
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In remarks for a campaign event at Downington, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 16, Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain said, "If I'm elected President, I won't fine … families with children, as Senator Obama proposes, to force them into a new huge government-run health care program, while I keep the cost of the fine a [...]
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