McCain  Sets Self  Apart in  Debate
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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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Republican John McCain tried to lump Mitt Romney with Democrats who want a timetable for pulling U.S. troops out of Iraq.
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Arizona Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign issued a stinging attack on GOP presidential rival Mitt Romney's stance on abortion Wednesday.
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Mitt Romney and John McCain clashed Sunday over their tax-and-spending records, as the two Republicans kicked off the second of two back-to-back debates in the waning hours of the New Hampshire primary campaign.
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This time a Republican heavyweight not an underdog, John McCain embarks on his second presidential run facing numerous challenges in courting a GOP establishment he once spurned at nearly every turn.
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John McCain's emergence as the probable Republican presidential nominee is reshaping the Democratic contest, prompting Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama to cast themselves as best-suited to defeat him, and focusing their debate on issues they figure will play specifically to his strengths and weaknesses.
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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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Sen. John McCain swept aside his long-running differences with President Bush on Monday and urged voters to re-elect him, offering a stout defense of Bush's decision to invade Iraq as the only way to keep that country from acquiring weapons of mass destruction.
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John McCain has emerged as the man to beat for the Republican nomination.
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At opposite sides of New Hampshire, John McCain faced two corporate audiences in two college towns earlier this month. Only one topic came up in both places when he starting taking questions: illegal immigration.
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Six Republican presidential candidates had the stage at tonight's Republican presidential debate to themselves, and blasted four of their leading opponents for not showing up.
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John McCain was striving to end the Republican race on Tuesday, while polls showed Hillary Rodham Clintonâs lead over Barack Obama was narrowing.
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That Ã¢ÂÂglass is half fullÃ¢ÂÂ outlook that John McCain asserts for the war in Iraq is how the Arizona senator needs the political world to view his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination.
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Mitt Romney and John McCain both laid claim to the mantle of change Saturday in a prelude to a pivotal Republican presidential debate three days before New Hampshire's primary.
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To try to stop John McCain, the former consultant is focusing on his business acumen instead of his conservative credentials
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A party divided over his candidacy will make a victory in the general election difficult, especially if McCain faces Obama.
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John McCain sought to mend his tattered relationship with conservatives and unify a splintered GOP as he all but clinched the party's presidential nomination Thursday. Mitt Romney, his former chief rival, dropped out, and a parade of prominent Republicans swung behind the Arizona senator.