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McCain said he first began fielding questions about climate change from young people during his 2000 campaign and admitted he knew very little about the subject then.

Vowing to learn, he said he joined forces with Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., and now believes the earth is warming and that it is due to greenhouse grasses.

He said alternative energy and green technology can be profitable and supports higher C.A.F.E. standards, which regulate automotive emissions. Using both will reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil, he said.

McCain also said the country needs to expand its use of nuclear power, saying France now generates 80 percent of its electricity that way. "It's a matter of taking care of the waste," he said.

Referring to insurance costs as the "single greatest domestic challenge" facing the country today, McCain said the solution is manyfold and should include malpractice reform, affordable insurance, online health records, and allowing small business to pool resources.

He also said he would allow imported drugs from Canada, encourage pharmaceutical companies to compete for Medicaid and Medicare business, and expedite getting generic drugs to the market.

"We've got to treat our veterans better," said McCain in response to a question from Jack Hand, a retired member of the U.S. Air Force from Laconia who presented McCain with a poem he wrote about his time in Vietnam.

It was toward the end of his speech when McCain had the opportunity to thank the local woman who wore his POW bracelet for all those years as a young woman.

After speaking for about an hour to an overflow crowd at the Franklin Opera House, McCain invited Judy Tilton to join him on stage to personally thank her for wearing her bracelet.

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