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And the people who live in the southern part of my state do not have a secure environment. To wit, there are signs that the government put up that say, Warning. You are in a drug smuggling area and a human smuggling area.

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John McCain
Age: 81 †
Born: 1936
Born: August 29
Died: 2018
Died: August 25
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John Sidney McCain III
John S. McCain
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