McCain makes NATO plea
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- Senator John McCain yesterday urged reluctant NATO partners of the United States to allow their troops to engage in combat operations against the resurgent Taliban, especially in Afghanistan's rebellious south.
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Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Wednesday he will try to squash nearly $150 million in proposed defense spending backed by Democratic rival Hillary Rodham Clinton, calling the projects wasteful and unneeded by the military.
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John McCain argued Thursday that the United States would be safer with him as president than if his leading Republican rivals were commander in chief as he seized on newfound opportunities to revive his weakened candidacy.
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Senator John McCain is hoping to translate his ascendancy in recent polls in New Hampshire into some momentum in a state where he has struggled.
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In the latest sign of G.O.P. division, Colin L. Powell sent a letter of support to Senator John McCain, who is seeking limits to legislation on interrogation.
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SEVILLE, Spain  - The United States raised pressure on NATO allies on Thursday to rush more troops to Afghanistan to crush an expected Taliban offensive, saying the coming weeks would be key in battling the insurgency.
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The United States raised  pressure on NATO allies on Thursday to rush more troops to  Afghanistan to crush an expected Taliban offensive, saying the  coming weeks would be key in battling the insurgency.
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Defence Minister Des Browne has appealed to London's NATO allies to &quot;step up to the plate&quot; and boost their support for the military alliance's embattled mission in Afghanistan.
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President Bush on Thursday pressed NATO allies to provide a bigger and more aggressive force to protect the fragile Afghan state.
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NATO's top commander on Thursday urged allied nations to send reinforcements to southern Afghanistan, where resurgent Taliban militants are inflicting heavy casualties on foreign forces and have captured a remote town for the second time in two months.
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Sen. John McCain is setting aside his differences with President Bush and urging voters to re-elect his 2000 rival for the White House, telling fellow Republicans that Bush has earned the job because of his resolute fight against terrorism.
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John McCain calls on conservatives to rally behind him as Mitt Romney suspends his US presidential campaign.
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Senior U.S. senator John McCain on Saturday urged European nations to shoulder more of the burden in Afghanistan, by doing more to fight the booming illegal opium trade and easing fighting restrictions on their soldiers.
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Top Republican Senator John McCain calls for more US troops to be sent to Iraq to stabilise the country.
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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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John McCain calls on conservatives to rally behind him as Mitt Romney ends his US presidential campaign.
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U.S. Republican presidential  candidate John McCain accused President Vladimir Putin of  preparing to lead a puppet government in Russia in a blistering  critique on Friday.