McCain chastises Bush, Kerry over campaign rhetoric
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Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., a supporter of President Bush and a friend of Sen. John Kerry, chastised the two candidates Friday for their superheated campaign rhetoric on Iraq and the war on terror.
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President Bush condemned Democratic Sen. John Kerry on Tuesday for "scare tactics" on issues like Social Security and the flu vaccine, while Kerry hammered Bush's leadership on the economy and the war on terror.
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Sen. John McCain challenged other Republican presidential candidates Tuesday to propose their own immigration legislation or stop criticizing the plan he's co-sponsoring.
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NEW YORK - 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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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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President Bush's campaign criticizes rival John Kerry's record on taxes &#151; and questions the Democrat's character &#151; in a new campaign ad that says "there's what Kerry says and then there's what Kerry does."
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PENSACOLA, Florida  - Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney sharply criticized John McCain on Friday, accusing the self-styled straight-talking Arizona senator of arrogantly exaggerating his knowledge of the U.S. economy.
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Senator John McCain and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney stepped up tit-for-tat attacks on the eve of Tuesday's key Republican presidential primary that will pit the two in fierce battle.
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Republican Sen. John McCain is emerging as the bipartisan scold whom neither presidential candidate can get enough of this year. Although the maverick Arizona senator hasn't been shy about taking both campaigns to task, Democrat John Kerry sounded out McCain as a possible running mate and President Bush will showcase him on the opening night of the Republican National Convention.
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Republican Sen. John McCain, a staunch defender of the Iraq war, on Tuesday faulted the Bush administration for misleading Americans into believing the conflict would be "some kind of day at the beach."
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Republican John McCain says talking tough or overseeing a business doesn't always translate into the credentials necessary to be a wartime commander in chief, a clear swipe at his chief presidential rivals.
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NEW YORK - Sen. John McCain said Monday it was fair game to criticize Democrat John Kerry's anti-war protests three decades ago, firing an opening salvo as Republicans sought to use their national convention to portray President Bush as a strong wartime leader...
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In a speech yesterday, Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry blasted President Bush for âwrongâ choices in the war in Iraq .
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Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Tuesday argued against rival Mitt Romney's managerial experience, saying America needs leaders like himself instead.
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Former President George H.W. Bush urged  disgruntled conservatives on Monday to rally around John  McCain, calling their criticism of the Republican presidential  front-runner "grossly unfair."
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The Democratic presidential nominee accused the president on Tuesday of hiding embarrassments in Iraq, and Bush chastised Kerry for grasping at passing headlines instead of building a coherent proposal.
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WASHINGTON - Sen. John McCain - who knows a bit about nasty politics - said the 2004 race for the White House is the worst he&#39;s ever seen.