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John McCain
stated on June 14, 2008 a virtual town hall meeting

"I joined the Gang of 14, seven Republicans, seven Democrats, so that we wouldn't blow up the United States Senate. Sen. Obama had the opportunity to join that group. He chose not to."

June 20, 2008

John McCain
stated on June 17, 2008 a TV ad

"John McCain stood up to the president and sounded the alarm on global warming ... five years ago."

By Bill Adair • June 17, 2008

John McCain
stated on June 2, 2008 a speech in Nashville, Tenn.

"The U.S. Navy has sailed ships around the world for 60 years with nuclear power plants on them and we've never had an accident."

June 9, 2008

John McCain
stated on June 4, 2008 St. Petersburg, Fla.

When the United States invaded Iraq, Saddam Hussein wanted to acquire weapons of mass destruction, and "he said so himself after his capture."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 5, 2008

John McCain
stated on June 3, 2008 a campaign e-mail

"Obama voted to support President Bush between 40 and 50 percent of the time over the past two years."

By Adriel Bettelheim • June 4, 2008

John McCain
stated on May 28, 2008 a town hall meeting in Reno, Nev.

"Sen. Obama has been to Iraq once."

By Alexander Lane • May 29, 2008

John McCain
stated on May 19, 2008 Chicago

"Sen. Obama has declared, and repeatedly reaffirmed his intention to meet the president of Iran without any preconditions."

May 21, 2008

John McCain
stated on February 6, 2008 a TV ad airing in Virginia, the District of Columbia and Maryland

"One man sacrificed for his country. One man opposed a flawed strategy in Iraq. One man had the courage to call for change. One man didn't play politics with the truth. One man stands up to the special interests."

February 7, 2008

John McCain
stated on January 28, 2008 an ad on the Internet

Mitt Romney previously believed "that abortion should be safe and legal in this country." Now he is "prolife."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 28, 2008

John McCain
stated on January 28, 2008 an ad on the Internet

Romney used to favor gun control, and said he didn't want to go back to Reagan-Bush.

By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 28, 2008

John McCain
stated on January 5, 2008 a debate in Manchester, N.H.

"The fact is it's not amnesty."

By Adriel Bettelheim, Ryan Kelly • January 15, 2008

John McCain
stated on November 29, 2007 a campaign event in St. Petersburg

" ... following World War II war crime trials were convened. The Japanese were tried and convicted and hung for war crimes committed against American POWs. Among those charges for which they were convicted was waterboarding."

By John Frank • December 18, 2007

John McCain
stated on November 26, 2007 Interview on Fox News

"He was a member of the Iraq Study Group and was either fired or quit from a very important commission that was trying to figure out the way forward in Iraq."

December 4, 2007

John McCain
stated on November 28, 2007 St. Petersburg, Fla.

"I saved the taxpayers $2-billion on a bogus Air Force Boeing tanker deal where people went to jail."

By Tom Tobin • November 29, 2007

John McCain
stated on October 21, 2007 a Republican debate in Orlando, Fla.

"Senator Clinton tried to spend $1 million on the Woodstock Concert Museum."

By Sasha Bartolf • October 19, 2007

John McCain
stated on August 4, 2007 a comment to a reporter.

"We spent approximately $20-billion of that money on pork barrel, earmark projects. Maybe if we had done it right, maybe some of that money would have gone to inspect those bridges and other bridges across the country."

October 12, 2007

John McCain
stated on October 1, 2007 a TV ad

"One man opposed a flawed strategy in Iraq. One man had the courage to call for change. One man didn't play politics with the truth."

October 2, 2007

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