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Will Van Sant was a reporter for the St. Petersburg Times.

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John McCain
stated on June 18, 2008 in an interview with Springfield, Mo., News-Leader:

"You know, the approval rating of Congress is down to 13 percent."

By Will Van Sant • June 24, 2008
Barack Obama
stated on May 20, 2008 in an interview on Fox News' <i>America's Election HQ</i>:

"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."

By Will Van Sant • June 4, 2008
John McCain
stated on April 20, 2008 in a television interview.:

"My friend, we have increased the size of government by some 40 percent just in the last few years."

By Will Van Sant • May 7, 2008