In Photos: United States Senator John McCain Dies at 81

Republican presidential candidates John McCain and George W Bush respond to a comment by moderator Larry King, (back to camera) during a Republican presidential debate in South Carolina in February 2000.

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Republican presidential candidate John McCain and his wife, Cindy, smile as confetti falls on them at the end of their 114th New Hampshire town hall meeting with voters in January 2000.

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President George W Bush endorses Senator John McCain during the 2008 presidential election.

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Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin talks to supporters during a campaign rally for Senator John McCain in Tucson, Arizona in 2010.

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Senator John McCain confers with Senator Barack Obama during a press conference in April 2006 in Washington.

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