McCain says never favored a lobbyist
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Sen. John McCain, rising in the polls as a Republican presidential candidate, defended his integrity Thursday, declaring he had "never done any favors for anybody Â lobbyist or special interest group."
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Republican presidential front-runner John McCain courted the wary conservative wing of his party Friday after winning the endorsement of former bitter White House rival Mitt Romney.
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Bloomberg - Jan. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Republican presidential candidate John McCain said rival Mitt Romney doesn't have the foreign policy background a commander-in-chief needs, citing President George W. Bush's record as evidence of the risks a lack of experience brings.
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Republican presidential hopeful John McCain raised money Tuesday on rival Rudy Giuliani's turf and picked up the endorsement of the former New York mayor's longtime nemesis.
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Republican John McCain proved Tuesday night he is not just the darling of independents. In a presidential primary closed to all but registered Republicans in Florida, the Arizona senator rolled past Mitt Romney, a former Massachusetts governor.
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Republican front-runner John McCain is trying to gain his party's presidential nomination by convincing conservatives he is one of them, without hurting support from moderate voters who have propelled his candidacy.
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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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Sen. John McCain, his presidential campaign weighed down by Iraq, on Monday rejected a proposal from two fellow Republicans demanding a new war strategy that would limit the role of U.S. troops.
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Sen. John McCain said Tuesday there is "lingering resentment" among some Republicans because of his primary fight in 2000 with George W. Bush.
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John McCain is wasting no time running a general election campaign as he settles into his newfound role as the Republican Party's presidential nominee-in-waiting.
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Setting aside any doubt about his presidential aspirations, Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona announced Wednesday that he would seek the GOP presidential nomination.
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Former Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney will announce today that he is backing Sen. John McCain in his bid for the Oval Office, two sources familiar with the decision said. Romney suspended his campaign earlier this month, saying it was in his party's best interest.
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John McCain, the rebel Republican hopeful of 2000, tried to become the establishment candidate for 2008 &#151; and it didn't work. Now he's trying to return to his roots. He has little choice; his stand-up reputation, deft campaign trail skills and a vastly unsettled GOP field are about all he has going for him.
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John McCain has received the unexpected endorsement of his previously bitter rival
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Republican White House hopeful John McCain said he wants "a crash program" in civilian and military schools that emphasizes language and creates a "new specialty in strategic interrogation" so the nation never feels the need for torture.
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Senator John McCainâs choice of advisers indicates that he intends to run a far tougher presidential campaign than the one he ran in the 2000 primary.
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Republican John McCain challenged the notion he is struggling to rally conservative critics as he picked up the endorsement Monday of evangelical leader Gary Bauer.