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Summary
The Greatest Maverick Ever John McCain graciously accepts the praise, adulation and applause from the guests at a dinner held in his honor in the National Building Museum, Washington, D.C., 19 January, 2009.

With him is his former political rival, President-elect Barack Hussein Obama, who hosted the dinner as part of the inaugural events.

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