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Published 1/10/2009 by rsinderbrand at CNN Political Ticker

Obama will honor his former presidential rival at an inauguration week dinner. WASHINGTON (CNN) — President-elect Obama will host a series of dinners the night before his inauguration honoring Ret. Gen. Colin Powell, Vice President-elect Joe Biden, and his former presidential rival, Republican Sen. John McCain, the Presidential Inaugural Committee announced Saturday. "In these times of great [...] (link)

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