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McCain's War Views Echo '74 Thesis

GOP hopeful notes dangers of '60s antiwar movement

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 15, 2008 9:24 AM CDT

(Newser) – “A man’s ability to perform credibly as a prisoner of war” is founded on “a strong belief in his nation’s foreign policy,” John McCain wrote in a 1974 essay that shows the seeds of the candidate's views on public support... Read full story »

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