McCain Spars With Rivals in Debate, Defends Immigration Plan
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Bloomberg - June 6 (Bloomberg) -- Republican presidential candidate John McCain sparred with rivals Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney over immigration last night and defended his Senate proposal against attacks that it offers ``amnesty&#39;&#39; for illegal aliens.
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Republican front-runner John McCain, invigorated by victory in Florida, is planning to directly challenge rival Mitt Romney for support among conservative voters, trying to convince them of his economic credentials and electability, strategists said.
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FAIRFIELD, Connecticut  - Republican front-runner John McCain admitted on Sunday to nervousness about his chances on Super Tuesday, when almost half of the United States votes, but he was also thinking ahead to a general election battle against the Democratic nominee.
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Senator John McCain, an author of a pending compromise immigration plan, found himself at odds with his rivals.
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MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Republican presidential contenders led by Mike Huckabee and John McCain ganged up on rival Mitt Romney on Saturday in the first of two back-to-back debates that could shape tight races in New Hampshire's nominating contest.
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SIMI VALLEY, California  - Republican front-runner John McCain and rival Mitt Romney accused each other on Wednesday of pursuing liberal policies out of step with mainstream conservatives at a crucial debate in the U.S. presidential race.
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Mitt Romney takes GOP presidential rival John McCain to task on taxes and immigration in a new advertising push in New Hampshire as he seeks to fend off the Arizona senator's challenge. Countering, McCain claimed the criticism proves Romney's bid is in trouble.
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Sen. John McCain became the likely Republican nominee after Mitt Romney decided to suspend his campaign Thursday. Now, the Democrats are debating who would do better against the Arizona Republican.
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YPSILANTI, Michigan  - Republican rivals Mitt Romney and John McCain clashed on Saturday over how to revive the depressed economy of Michigan, the former manufacturing powerhouse that hosts the next contest in the presidential race that still has no clear front-runner.
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Republican presidential candidate John McCain has a message for critics of the immigration compromise he helped devise.
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US Republican Senator John McCain,a key moderate who has often criticized the policies of old political foe President George W. Bush, on Monday offered a stout defense of Bush&#39;s Iraq policy and his leadership.
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Presidential candidate John  McCain said on Monday he has rejected public funding and its  accompanying spending limits as he seeks to wrap up the  Republican presidential nomination.
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MANCHESTER, N.H., June 5 -- Sen. John McCain of Arizona found himself isolated here Tuesday night as he staunchly defended controversial immigration legislation against a barrage of criticism from his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination, who argued that the bill was deeply flawed and...
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MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Republican presidential contenders ganged up on rival Mitt Romney on Saturday and Democrat Hillary Clinton drew rebukes in combative back-to-back debates that could shape tight races in New Hampshire's nominating contest.
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John McCain is in for a rough night. Chief among his Republican presidential rivals as a backer of the immigration bill now roiling the partyÃ¢ÂÂs conservative base, the Arizona senator is likely to take plenty of hits during tonightÃ¢ÂÂs New Hampshire debate on CNN.
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Top Republican presidential hopefuls staked out hawkish ground in a debate Wednesday as they defended US strategy in Iraq and clashed with the lone anti-war candidate who denounced the invasion of Iraq as &quot;illegal.&quot;
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Republican Sen. John McCain on Thursday became the second presidential contender to back away from saying the war in Iraq had "wasted" the lives of U.S. troops.