Mr. FOUKARA: I think when Barack Obama was going around saying that John McCain was going to be an extension of George Bush in terms of his policies, I think a lot of people in the - it just had an incredible echo with people in the region.

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"If George Bush and John McCain want to have a debate about protecting the United States of America, that is a debate that I'm happy to have any time, any place, and that is a debate that I will win, because George Bush and John McCain have a lot to answer for, " Obama said.

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"I just didn't think there was a strong enough difference between John Kerry and George Bush, " Merritt said.

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