yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 10/27/2008
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Lately, John McCain’s been trying to dine out on Joe Biden’s weird remark that electing Barack Obama would somehow prompt others to “test” him within six months. But the rhetoric around it is a bit weird :
“I have been tested,” McCain said, with a ...
zogby.com - 11/1/2008
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zogby.com —
UTICA, New York -- Republican John McCain made
a small gain against Democrat Barack Obama and has...
pulled back within the margin of error, now trailing Obama by five points, 49.1% to 44.1%, the latest Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby daily tracking telephone poll ...
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Zogby International
swamppolitics.com - 10/25/2008
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swamppolitics.com —
by Mark Silva "I'm gonna test them.' Republican
John McCain said at a campaign rally in New...
Mexico this morning. "They're not gonna test me.'' The comment followed McCain's warning that Democratic rival Barack Obama's camaign has ...
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John McCain: 'I'm gonna test them'
article.nationalreview.com - 10/24/2008
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Monday Morning Musing on Syria
Newshoggers.com —
... Of course, one of the presidential candidates has indicated that provoking a crisis is just the kind of thing he’d like to do, and not too surprisingly, it’s the one with close ties to the current White House. Of course, that’s a large part of the reason many people don’t want such an irresponsible hothead to win next Tuesday. ...
John McCain: Dishonest and Dishonorable
J. Bradford DeLong's Grasping Reality with All Eight Tentacles —
... Matthew Yglesias: McCain: Vote for Me and I’ll Create an International Crisis: Lately, John McCain’s been trying to dine out on Joe Biden’s weird remark that electing Barack Obama would somehow prompt others to “test” him within six months. But the rhetoric around it is a bit weird: ...
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