Analysis: McCain trying to keep it real
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John McCain got here by keeping it real. A bus to drive him. A microphone when he arrived. Coffee and doughnuts to keep him going.
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In John McCain, congressional Republicans are grappling with the notion of a presidential nominee most didn't expect or want.
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John McCain hoped to seal the deal. Mitt Romney wanted to stay alive.
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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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The possibility that Senator John McCain may carry the Republican banner is causing anguish for the right.
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GOP presidential candidate John McCain finds himself in a most uncomfortable position. Ahead.
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Starting as early as last June, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) was hiring staffers and consultants in New Hampshire and Iowa and building the foundation for his 2008 presidential bid at a time when those in early battleground states typically get a breather from national politics.
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Senator John McCain is recasting himself from one of the most disruptive figures in his party to someone playing it safer.
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U.S. Republican  presidential candidate John McCain said on Monday even he had  some doubts about whether he could come back from the political  graveyard to which he was consigned last summer.
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Rasmussen Reports - Arizona Senator John McCain (R) began the Election 2008 season as the presumed frontrunner for the GOP nomination. Now, he is struggling to stay ahead of Mitt Romney for third place in the hearts and minds of Republican Primary voters. The trends aren&#39;t encouraging for the war hero who challenged then-Governor Bush for the nomination eight years ago.
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Sen. John McCain, the straight-talking Republican who often challenges the GOP establishment, has taken on a headline-grabbing issue &#151; steroids in baseball &#151; and generated talk of a presidential bid in 2008.
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The question now for John McCain is how far he needs go now in reaching out to the conservatives who have been wary of him.
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John McCain, who won the New Hampshire primary in 2000, is in many ways a different candidate running a very different campaign in a very different time.
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Who would have believed it? John McCain Â occasional antagonist of the establishment, defender of an unpopular war, loser of the 2000 primary campaign Â stands as the likely Republican nominee for president.
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NORFOLK, Virginia  - Sen. John McCain, his victory as Republican nominee for the U.S. presidency virtually assured, turned his sights on his Democratic challengers on Friday, saying they were weak on national security and their Iraq stance would hand al Qaeda a victory.
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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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The plight of Republican Sen. John McCain's campaign for U.S. president conjures up all sorts of mixed metaphors: On a wing and a prayer, teetering on the brink, one foot in the grave, down to his last bullet.