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McCain adviser Gramm quits after 'whiners' remarks

In this Friday, Jan. 18, 2008 file photo, former Texas Sen. Phil Gramm, left, stumps for Republican presidential hopeful, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., right, at a campaign event in Myrtle Beach, S.C.,. Gramm, a top adviser to presidential candidate John McCain, is resigning from the role as campaign co-chairman Friday, July 18, 2008 after his comments that the United States had become a "nation of whiners" who constantly complain about the state of the economy. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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