Cindy McCain and first lady Laura Bush appear together at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, September 1, 2008. Reuters Pictures 15 months ago

Cindy McCain and first lady Laura Bush appear together at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, September 1, 2008.

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  2. NEW YORK - OCTOBER 05: (L-R) Anchorwoman Mika Brzezinski addresses the audience before taking part in a Q&A with former First Lady Laura Bush during the 3rd Annual More Magazine Reinvention Convention at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on October 5, 2009 in New York City.
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  8. NEW YORK - OCTOBER 05: Former First Lady Laura Bush addresses the audience during a Q&A at the 3rd Annual More Magazine Reinvention Convention at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on October 5, 2009 in New York City.
  9. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07: Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-MI) (L) and ranking member Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) take questions from reporter during a news conference about the Department of Defense authorization bill at the U.S. Capitol October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. The 2010 defense authorization bill includes $560 billion for a second engine for the F-35 warplane and a hate crimes amendment that McCain opposed.
  10. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07: Senate Armed Services Committee ranking member Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) attends a news conference about the 2010 defense authorization bill at the U.S. Capitol October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. The defense authorization bill includes $560 billion for a second engine for the F-35 warplane and a hate crimes amendment that McCain opposed.
  11. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07: Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-MI) (L) listens to reporters' questions about the 2010 defense authorization bill with ranking member Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) at the U.S. Capitol October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. The defense authorization bill includes $560 billion for a second engine for the F-35 warplane and a hate crimes amendment that McCain opposed.
  12. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07: Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-MI) (L) answers reporters' questions about the 2010 defense authorization bill with ranking member Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) at the U.S. Capitol October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. The defense authorization bill includes $560 billion for a second engine for the F-35 warplane and a hate crimes amendment that McCain opposed.
  13. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07: Senate Armed Services Committee ranking member Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) (R) answers reporters' questions about the 2010 defense authorization bill with committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-MI) at the U.S. Capitol October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. The defense authorization bill includes $560 billion for a second engine for the F-35 warplane and a hate crimes amendment that McCain opposed.
  14. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07: Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-MI) (L) makes a statement about the 2010 defense authorization bill as ranking member Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) take notes at the U.S. Capitol October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. The defense authorization bill includes $560 billion for a second engine for the F-35 warplane and a hate crimes amendment that McCain opposed.
  15. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07: Senate Armed Services Committee ranking member Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) attends a news conference about the 2010 defense authorization bill at the U.S. Capitol October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. The defense authorization bill includes $560 billion for a second engine for the F-35 warplane and a hate crimes amendment that McCain opposed.
  16. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07: Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-MI) (L) answers reporters' questions about the 2010 defense authorization bill with ranking member Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) at the U.S. Capitol October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. The defense authorization bill includes $560 billion for a second engine for the F-35 warplane and a hate crimes amendment that McCain opposed.

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