Barack Obama vs John McCain (1st debate), 2008 Presidential Debate Series
2008-10-09
Martin Krzywinski
http://mkweb.bcgsc.ca
martin.krzywinski@gmail.com
Verb/Adjective pairs by Barack Obama
debate:speaker:list::mccain-obama-01:obama:pair.verb.adjective
2008-10-08T22:37:26Z
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