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Phoenix, Arizona -- A somber mood here at the Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix, where Republicans, dressed in their best Indian summer cocktail attire, are gathering to hear John McCain concede to Barack Obama. Jim Woolsey was seated below a mounted television in a crowded bar when Fox News projected ...
The Associated Press: Text of McCain's concession speech
ap.google.com — Text of McCain's concession speech By The Associated Press 8 hours ago Text of Republican John McCain's... concession speech Tuesday in Phoenix, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions. ___ MCCAIN: Thank you. Thank you, my friends. Thank you for coming here ... (more) The Associated Press: Text of McCain's concession speech
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Opinionating the Vote #11
Opinionator — The Weekly Standard’s Stephen S. Hayes sounds like a man attending a wake taking place before deceased has actually died. A somber mood here at the Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix, where Republicans, dressed in their best Indian summer cocktail attire, are gathering to hear John McCain concede to Barack Obama. Jim Woolsey was seated below a mounted television in a crowded bar when Fox News projected Obama as the winner of Ohio. The crowd let out an audible gasp and lots of head-shaking ensued. Fifteen minutes later, after many of those seated on an outside patio had ordered another ...

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