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Published 1/9/2009 by peterhamby at CNN Political Ticker
McCain spoke warmly of Obama on Friday.
WASHINGTON (CNN) – John McCain said Friday that his former rival Barack Obama has put together an "excellent" national security team, and defended the selection of Leon Panetta to head the Central Intelligence Agency.
"I'm not here trying to argue that this president is perfect and that there aren’t [...]
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