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Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. , left, shakes hands with children while visiting the Liberty Science Center at Liberty State Park on Friday, May 9, 2008, in Jersey City, N.J.

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. L-R: House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-OH, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-MD, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, and Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member John McCain walk on a path on the North Lawn of the White House following a meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with US President Barack Obama October 6, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  11. Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member John McCain, R-AZ, chats with reporters after a meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with US President Barack Obama October 6, 2009 at the White House in Washington, DC. Obama Tuesday sat down with senior lawmakers driving a raging debate on US Afghan strategy, as he works towards a decision on whether to send thousands more troops to war. Democratic and Republican leaders plus top members of key congressional committees met the president at the White House touting sharply conflicting visions of the next steps in the unpopular eight-year US military operation. Obama is methodically working through an internal policy review after US commander General Stanley McChrystal warned the war could be lost within a year without more troops, and reportedly asked for 40,000 more men.
  12. House Minority Leader John Boehner (C), R-OH, chats with Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member John McCain (L), R-AZ, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, near the West Wing after a meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with US President Barack Obama October 6, 2009 at the White House in Washington, DC. Obama Tuesday sat down with senior lawmakers driving a raging debate on US Afghan strategy, as he works towards a decision on whether to send thousands more troops to war. Democratic and Republican leaders plus top members of key congressional committees met the president at the White House touting sharply conflicting visions of the next steps in the unpopular eight-year US military operation. Obama is methodically working through an internal policy review after US commander General Stanley McChrystal warned the war could be lost within a year without more troops, and reportedly asked for 40,000 more men.
  13. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 06: (L-R) Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), Rep. John Boehner (R-OH), and Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) walk from the White House after meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama along with other members of Congress October 6, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama met with Congressional leadership and the chairs and ranking members of the relevant committees to discuss planning for Afghanistan and Pakistan.
  14. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 06: (L-R) Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), Rep. John Boehner (R-OH), and Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) walk from the White House after meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama along with other members of Congress October 6, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama met with Congressional leadership and the chairs and ranking members of the relevant committees to discuss planning for Afghanistan and Pakistan.
  15. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 06: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) is trailed by reporters after meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama along with other members of Congress at the White House October 6, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama met with Congressional leadership and the chairs and ranking members of the relevant committees to discuss planning for Afghanistan and Pakistan.
  16. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 06: (L-R) Rep. John Boehner (R-OH), Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), and Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) talk outside the White House after meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama along with other members of Congress October 6, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama met with Congressional leadership and the chairs and ranking members of the relevant committees to discuss planning for Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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