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Tom Williams, a Democrat from Floyd County, Ky., brought his father-in-law, Dewey Conn, military veteran, to see Sen. John McCain speak at the Martin County Courthouse on Wednesday, April 23, 2008. Above, Williams, sits in his chair across from the Martin County Courthouse as he waits for the presidential hopeful to arrive for a town hall meeting as part of his 'It's Time for Action' tour.

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A group gathers at the doorway of the Martin County Courthouse on Wednesday, April 23, 2008, while they wait for presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain to arrive for a town hall meeting as part of his 'It's Time for Action' tour.

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Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., shakes hands with supporters as he enters the Martin County Courthouse on Wednesday, April 23, 2008, during a town hall meeting in Inez, Ky., as part of his 'It's Time for Action' tour.

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Presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks to a large group of supporters at the Martin County Courthouse in Inez, Ky., during a town hall meeting Wednesday, April 23, 2008.

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Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., takes questions from the audience at the Martin County Courthouse on Wednesday, April 23, 2008, during a town hall meeting in Inez, Ky., as part of his 'It's Time for Action' tour.

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Presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks to a large group of supporters at the Martin County Courthouse in Inez, Ky., during a town hall meeting Wednesday, April 23, 2008.

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Presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks to a large group of supporters at the Martin County Courthouse in Inez, Ky., during a town hall meeting Wednesday, April 23, 2008.

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Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., responds to a question from the audience at the Martin County Courthouse on Wednesday, April 23, 2008, during a town hall meeting in Inez, Ky., as part of his 'It's Time for Action' tour.

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More photos from Sen. John McCain's visit to the Martin County Courthouse in Inez, Ky., on Wednesday, April 23, 2008.

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Presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks to a large group of supporters at the Martin County Courthouse in Inez, Ky., during a town hall meeting Wednesday, April 23, 2008.

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Lou Haney of Inez, Ky., holds a photo of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., on her lap, along with a marker and digital camera, as the presidential hopeful participates in a question and answer session Wednesday, April 23, 2008, at the Martin County Courthouse in Inez during a town hall meeting.

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Presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks to a large group of supporters at the Martin County Courthouse in Inez, Ky., during a town hall meeting Wednesday, April 23, 2008.

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Coletyn Borders, 8, at left, and Kendrick Cook, 9, both of Inez, Kentucky, sit on the sidewalk curb and drink bottles of root beer as they wait in line prior to Sen. John McCain's visit to the Martin County Courthouse on Wednesday, April 23, 2008, for a town hall meeting as part of the presidential hopeful's 'It's Time for Action' tour.

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Sen. John McCain shakes hands with locals outside the Martin County Courthouse on Wednesday, April 23, 2008, following his town hall meeting in Inez, Ky., part of his 'It's Time for Action' tour.

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Debbie Ward peeks out the second floor window of the Family Support and Protection and Permanency building in Inez, Ky., Wednesday, April 23, 2008, while they wait for presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain to arrive outside for a question and answer session with the media. McCain's stop in Inez is part of his 'It's Time for Action' tour.

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More photos from Sen. John McCain's visit to Inez, Ky., on Wednesday, April 23, 2008.

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More photos from Sen. John McCain's visit to Inez, Ky., on Wednesday, April 23, 2008.

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More photos from Sen. John McCain's visit to Inez, Ky., on Wednesday, April 23, 2008.

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More photos from Sen. John McCain's visit to Inez, Ky., on Wednesday, April 23, 2008.

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Presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., takes questions from members of the media during a campaign stop in Inez, Ky. on Wednesday, April 23, 2008.

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Presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., greets Warfield, Kentucky resident Debbie Blevins following a question and answer session for the media as he made a campaign stop in Inez, Ky. on Wednesday, April 23, 2008. Blevins was actually in attendance in opposition to McCain, but was asked by the Arizona senator to stand by him after she complained she could not hear him speak.

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More photos from Sen. John McCain's visit to Inez, Ky., on Wednesday, April 23, 2008.

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Dana Hicks, at left, of Somerset, Kentucky, shakes hands with presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., as he makes his way through a crowd in Inez, Ky. during a campaign stop Wednesday, April 23, 2008.

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Five-month-old Carley Watts plays with her mother, Jessica Watts, of Hazard, Ky., as they wait in line prior to Sen. John McCain's visit to the Martin County Courthouse on Wednesday, April 23, 2008, for a town hall meeting as part of his 'It's Time for Action' tour.

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Members of United Mineworkers Union Local 1440 of Matewan, W.Va., and Pike County, Ky., stand in protest of Sen. John McCain's campain for president across from the Martin County Courthouse in Inez on Wednesday, April 23, 2008, prior to McCain's town hall meeting, part of his 'It's Time for Action' tour. A representative of the union stated they were protesting because they felt his campaign represented a "third term George Bush".

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Hundreds of people stand in line around the Martin County Courthouse in Inez, Ky., in hopes seeing Sen. John McCain prior to the presidential hopeful's town hall meeting Wednesday, April 23, 2008, as part of his 'It's Time for Action' tour.

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Members of United Mineworkers Union Local 1440 of Matewan, W.Va., and Pike County, Ky., stand in protest of Sen. John McCain's campain for president across from the Martin County Courthouse in Inez on Wednesday, April 23, 2008, prior to McCain's town hall meeting, part of his 'It's Time for Action' tour. A representative of the union stated they were protesting because they felt his campaign represented a "third term George Bush".

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Tate Preston, right, a junior at Raceland High School and friend and schoolmate Chase Heineman, center, speak with Ross Hayes about political views Wednesday, April 23, 2008, while they wait for presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain to arrive at the Martin County Courthouse for a town hall meeting as part of his 'It's Time for Action' tour.

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Amanda Spence, at left, of Martin County, Ky., waits with her digital camera as Sen. John McCain approaches Wednesday, April 23, 2008, as the presedential hopeful made a stop at the Martin County Courthouse for a town hall meeting as part of his 'It's Time for Action' tour.

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Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., greets Danny Bowens, at left, of Martin County, Ky., Wednesday, April 23, 2008, outside the Martin County Courthouse in Inez prior to his town hall meeting, as part of his 'It's Time for Action' tour. Bowens, a military veteran, was injured in 2006, when he shot twice and struck by an RPG, causing a leg injury.

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