2008 presidential campaign

Biden makes awful gaffe: Obama could suffer same fates as JFK

"Mark my words, it will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy. Watch. We're going to have an international crisis, a generated crisis to test the mettle of this guy. I guarantee you it's going to happen. I can give you three or four scenarios from which it could originate." -- Joe Biden

— Speaking at a closed door fundraiser in Seattle, Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden utters his latest gaffe on the campaign trail.

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Sarah Palin on Obama not picking Hillary Clinton

"I think he's regretting not picking her now." --Sarah Palin, commenting on Barack Obama's decision against choosing Hillary Clinton as his running mate. Palin praised Clinton, saying, "What determination, and grit, and even grace through some tough shots that were fired her way; she handled those well."

— 2008 GOP Vice Presidential Nominee Sarah Palin, commenting on Democratic nominee Barack Obama's running-mate decision and the campaign of Hillary Clinton. Palin had a wide-ranging interview on ABC News, her first televised interview since becoming the nom

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Sarah Palin on saying "yes" to John McCain

"You have to be wired in a way of being so committed to the mission, the mission that we're on, reform of this country and victory in the war. You can't blink. So I didn't blink then even when asked to run as his running mate." --Sarah Palin

— 2008 GOP Vice Presidential Nominee Sarah Palin, responding to a question from ABC's Charles Gibson about her qualifications to become president should John McCain not be able to serve.

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Sarah Palin on the Georgia controversy

"...We've got to keep an eye on Russia. For Russia to have exerted such pressure in terms of invading a smaller democratic country, unprovoked, is unacceptable." --Sarah Palin

— GOP Vice Presidential Nominee Sarah Palin, speaking on foreign policy issues in her first televised interview, Sept. 11, 2008.

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McCain on How Many Houses He Owns

"I think — I'll have my staff get to you," McCain told Politico in Las Cruces, N.M., Aug. 21, 2008. "It's condominiums where — I'll have them get to you."

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--John McCain, 2008 GOP presidential candidate, responding to a question about how many houses he owns.

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McCain Chuckles at Obama as Moses

"We think it's got a lot of humor in it. We're having fun and enjoying it."

— John McCain defends his 2008 presidential campaign ad which juxtaposed Charlton Heston's Hollywood 'Moses' to Barack Obama, the 2008 Democratic presidential candidate.

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McCain ad targets Obama celebrity

"He's the biggest celebrity in the world. But, is he ready to lead? With gas prices soaring, Barack Obama says no to offshore drilling. And, says he'll raise taxes on electricity. Higher taxes, more foreign oil, that's the real Obama."

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A 30-second spot, "Celeb," released by the 2008 Republican presidential campaign of John McCain on July 30, 2008.

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Barack Obama responds to McCain ad

"On a day when major news organizations across the country are taking
Senator McCain to task for a steady stream of false, negative attacks,
his campaign has launched yet another. Or, as some might say, 'Oops!
He did it again.'"

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Obama campaign
spokesman Tommy Vietor, commenting on Sen. John McCain's comparison to Obama's celebrity as like that of Britney Spears'.

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McCain on Terror Attacks and Politics

""I've worked tirelessly since 9-11 to prevent another attack on the United States of America. My record is very clear; the Armed Services Committee, pieces of legislation, sponsoring with Joe Lieberman, the 9-11 Commission, so we could find out the causes and how to fix the challenges that we face as to the security of this nation. I cannot imagine it and if he (McCain advisor Charlie Black) said that I do not know the context."

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--John McCain, 2008 GOP presidential candidate, commenting at a Town Hall meeting in Fresno, Calif., June 23, 2008, on whether he agreed with an alleged comment by his advisor that a terrorist attack on U.S. soil would benefit him politically.

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Obama on advice from Clinton

"Well, Hillary, I'm looking forward to you advising me, as well."

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Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., quoted in the NYTimes.com on December 14, 2007, commenting on his use of veteran advisors, during the last Democratic presidential debate before the Iowa caucuses on January 3, 2008

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