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Fast Facts
- Barack Obama and John McCain released a joint statement on September 6, 2008
- Appearing together at the commemoration ceremony at ground zero in New York City on September 11, 2008
- The candidates agreed to not run political advertisements that were critical of each other on that dayBBC News: US Rivals to Make 9/11 Appearance (September 6, 2008)
- Ceremony marks the seventh anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center
- Obama and McCain joined by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Cindy McCainNewsday: McCain and Obama Visit Ground Zero
- Candidates greeted a small group of victims' families, firefighters and construction workersNewsday: McCain and Obama Visit Ground Zero
- Obama and McCain appeared separately at a forum on public service the evening of September 11, 2008 sponsored by Time Magazine and Columbia UniversityNewsday: McCain and Obama Visit Ground Zero
- Nearly 3,000 people died on 9-11
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Quote from Obama and McCain
"All of us came together on 9/11 - not as Democrats or Republicans - but as Americans..."BBC News: US Rivals to Make 9/11 Appearance (September 6, 2008)"In smoke-filled corridors and on the steps of the Capitol; at blood banks and at vigils - we were united as one American family."BBC News: US Rivals to Make 9/11 Appearance (September 6, 2008)
"On Thursday, we will put aside politics and come together to renew that unity, to honour the memory of each and every American who died, and to grieve with the families and friends who lost loved ones."BBC News: US Rivals to Make 9/11 Appearance (September 6, 2008)
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