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"You know, the approval rating of Congress is down to 13 percent."
Republican John McCain on Wednesday, June 18th, 2008 in an interview with Springfield, Mo., News-Leader
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"Ronald Reagan met with Gorbachev; Kennedy met with Khruschev; and Nixon met with Mao — and these were folks who have done horrendous damage not only to their own countries but to other countries."
Democrat Barack Obama on Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 in an interview on Fox News' America’s Election HQ
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"My friend, we have increased the size of government by some 40 percent just in the last few years."
Republican John McCain on Sunday, April 20th, 2008 in a television interview.
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The latest Truth-O-Meter items researched by Will Van Sant
"You know, the approval rating of Congress is down to 13 percent."
Republican John McCain on Wednesday, June 18th, 2008 in an interview with Springfield, Mo., News-Leader
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"Ronald Reagan met with Gorbachev; Kennedy met with Khruschev; and Nixon met with Mao — and these were folks who have done horrendous damage not only to their own countries but to other countries."
Democrat Barack Obama on Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 in an interview on Fox News' America’s Election HQ
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"My friend, we have increased the size of government by some 40 percent just in the last few years."
Republican John McCain on Sunday, April 20th, 2008 in a television interview.
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