Oct 2nd, 2008 · Senator John McCain was back in Washington Wednesday to vote on the financial rescue package. Before that, he was in Missouri invoking the spirit of former President Harry Truman, a native of the Show Me State. McCain urged lawmakers, like Truman, to put the nation ahead of their party politics and vote for the Wall Street rescue plan.
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Sep 29th, 2008 · Missouri is once again a battleground state in the presidential election. The Show Me State has almost always gone with the winner. Bill Clinton won there twice. So did George W. Bush. Recent polls give John McCain an edge for the state's 11 electoral votes.
Keywords: presidential · president · winners · Missouri · John McCain · electoral · George · Battleground · Bill Clinton · Show Me State
