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On John McCain's speech for the N.A.A.C.P. He was pandering to the crowd, talking about how he felt when Martin Luther King Jr. died... However, he didn’t vote for the holiday of Martin Luther King Jr.1

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In December 1999 McCain told NBC's Tim Russert, "on the Martin Luther King issue, we all learn, OK? ... I voted in 1983 against the recognition of Martin Luther King….I regret that vote."1
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McCain did vote against the holiday in '83, then later expressed regret and supported the holiday in his homestate1.
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