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Published 2/25/2009 at Yahoo! News: Politics News
AP - Republican Sen. John McCain said Wednesday that security gains in Iraq could be lost if the new administration pulls troops out too quickly, but he did not immediately dismiss the feasibility of President Barack Obama's 19-month timetable.
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