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    1. Washington Examiner‏Verified account @dcexaminer 1 Sep 2018
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      WATCH LIVE: Funeral service for Sen. John McCain https://washex.am/2PqVhp4 pic.twitter.com/hyJXf02UKS

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    2. Washington Examiner‏Verified account @dcexaminer 1 Sep 2018
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      John McCain was awarded the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, the Legion of Merit, a Purple Heart and the Distinguished Flying Cross for his service as a Navy Captain. http://washex.am/2PqVhp4 pic.twitter.com/fU8nn3QCmD

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    3. Washington Examiner‏Verified account @dcexaminer 1 Sep 2018
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      McCain was elected to the U.S. Senate in November 1986 to fill the seat vacated by retiring Senator Barry Goldwater. http://washex.am/2PqVhp4 pic.twitter.com/JLyHBj99VV

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    4. Washington Examiner‏Verified account @dcexaminer 1 Sep 2018
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      During his eulogy Thursday, former Vice President Joe Biden said: “I always thought of John as a brother.” http://washex.am/2PqVhp4 pic.twitter.com/fV0zNTwn74

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    5. Washington Examiner‏Verified account @dcexaminer 1 Sep 2018
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      While on a congressional tour in 2004, John McCain entered a drinking contest against Hillary Clinton. Both took four shots of vodka that night. http://washex.am/2PqVhp4 pic.twitter.com/bmEfoI0TgR

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    6. Washington Examiner‏Verified account @dcexaminer 1 Sep 2018
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      While serving in Vietnam, McCain was captured and held for five-and-half years in the infamous North Vietnamese torture camp known as the Hanoi Hilton. http://washex.am/2PqVhp4 pic.twitter.com/WXZ2qOCQqM

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      Washington Examiner‏Verified account @dcexaminer 1 Sep 2018
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      During Trump’s presidential campaign, he dismissed McCain’s status as a war hero because he was taken prisoner, saying: “I like people who weren't captured.” http://washex.am/2PqVhp4 pic.twitter.com/HOBtBjhF4H

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        2. Washington Examiner‏Verified account @dcexaminer 1 Sep 2018
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          In response to claims people were “scared” of Obama becoming president, McCain had nothing but praise for his opponent and assured the crowd that they had nothing to be afraid of if Obama were elected. http://washex.am/2PqVhp4 pic.twitter.com/Wfc15UBnI4

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        3. Washington Examiner‏Verified account @dcexaminer 1 Sep 2018
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          In August 2016, McCain infamously gave a thumbs down on the Senate floor to cast the deciding vote that killed the GOP effort to repeal Obamacare. http://washex.am/2PqVhp4 pic.twitter.com/hmCUhBdcwE

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        4. Washington Examiner‏Verified account @dcexaminer 1 Sep 2018
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          John McCain’s father and grandfather were four-star admirals in the U.S. Navy, inspiring him to attend the U.S. Naval Academy in 1954. http://washex.am/2PqVhp4 pic.twitter.com/W6yVcHor1u

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        5. Washington Examiner‏Verified account @dcexaminer 1 Sep 2018
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          McCain started his political career in 1982 when he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's 1st district. http://washex.am/2PqVhp4 pic.twitter.com/pa69YnTYK0

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        6. Washington Examiner‏Verified account @dcexaminer 1 Sep 2018
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          John McCain lost the 2000 GOP presidential nomination to George W. Bush, but the two remained good friends. When McCain passed, Bush called him “a man of deep conviction and a patriot of the highest order.” http://washex.am/2PqVhp4 pic.twitter.com/m0kIhIJF1X

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        7. Washington Examiner‏Verified account @dcexaminer 1 Sep 2018
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          McCain gained the GOP nomination in 2008 but lost the general election to then-Senator Barack Obama. http://washex.am/2PqVhp4 pic.twitter.com/XBKA2PEjuD

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        8. Washington Examiner‏Verified account @dcexaminer 1 Sep 2018
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          Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain and his wife Cindy, smile as confetti falls on them at the end of their New Hampshire town hall meeting with voters in 2000. http://washex.am/2PqVhp4 pic.twitter.com/VwkDOe11ko

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        9. Washington Examiner‏Verified account @dcexaminer 1 Sep 2018
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          Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain introduces his daughter, Meghan, at a campaign stop in Washington, Pa. http://washex.am/2PqVhp4 pic.twitter.com/0HSxiFFC71

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        10. Washington Examiner‏Verified account @dcexaminer 1 Sep 2018
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          McCain speaks at an airport rally in Roswell, N.M. in 2008. http://washex.am/2PqVhp4 pic.twitter.com/nxmf8bBCIR

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        11. Washington Examiner‏Verified account @dcexaminer 1 Sep 2018
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          In this June 24, 1992 photo, Sen. John McCain holds up an article during a hearing of the Senate Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs on Capitol Hill in Washington. http://washex.am/2PqVhp4 pic.twitter.com/2LS3wYKnlm

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        12. Washington Examiner‏Verified account @dcexaminer 1 Sep 2018
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          McCain was a strong opponent to the US government using torture and supported the release of the CIA torture report. "The American people have a right — indeed, a responsibility — to know what was done in their name." http://washex.am/2wx1qJo pic.twitter.com/ZLiqzU8JOa

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        13. Washington Examiner‏Verified account @dcexaminer 1 Sep 2018
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          "If we're ever tempted to forget who we are, to grow weary of our cause, John's voice will come as a whisper over our shoulder. 'We are better than this. America is better than this.'" http://washex.am/2wx1qJo pic.twitter.com/kdVIMemplR

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        14. Washington Examiner‏Verified account @dcexaminer 1 Sep 2018
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          "That's perhaps how we honor him best...by recognizing that there are some things bigger than party or ambition or money or fame or power." http://washex.am/2wx1qJo pic.twitter.com/8BcZWMwiUT

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