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Helicopter Plan Is Excessive, Obama and McCain Agree

Feb. 23, 2009
President Obama and Senator McCain both criticized a project to build 28 new helicopters for the White House. Its costs have mushroomed to to $11.2 billion.
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PRINCETON, N.J., Sept. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. presidential contenders John McCain and Barack Obama are still in a virtual dead heat in their run for the White House, a poll indicated Sunday.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- John McCain, the presumptive Republican U.S. presidential nominee, plans to air an ad featuring comments by his Democratic rival's newly announced running mate.
Poll: Obama leads McCain in 2 GOP states

Poll: Obama leads McCain in 2 GOP states

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Obama: McCain will extend Bush policies

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Obama backer calls McCain a 'warmonger'

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Poll: Obama would beat McCain or Huckabee

Poll: Obama would beat McCain or Huckabee

UTICA, N.Y., Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Democratic U.S. presidential hopeful Barack Obama would beat Republicans John McCain and Mike Huckabee in a national election, a poll indicated.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch