McCain strikes upbeat note to rally Republicans
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Invigorated by a win in Florida, Republican front-runner John McCain will woo conservatives and independents with an upbeat message lauding Reagan-era economic values and a pledge to defeat Islamic extremism, strategists say.
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Rural America, a strong supporter of President Bush in his first race, can propel him to a second term, farm-state Republicans said on Wednesday during a rally near the party's national convention.
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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.
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Democratic Sen. Barack Obama sees one of the best arguments for his presidential candidacy in the rise of Republican Sen. John McCain.
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Republican  presidential candidate John McCain predicted on Sunday he would  do well in the Florida primary election this month after  winning South Carolina and took a swipe at rival Rudy Giuliani.
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Republican John McCain asked disgruntled conservatives to support his presidential bid on Thursday, shortly after Mitt Romney ended his struggling campaign and made McCain the all-but-certain nominee.
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John McCain has emerged as the man to beat for the Republican nomination.
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ST. LOUIS  - Presidential candidate John McCain urged skeptical conservatives on Friday to rally behind him and said he might clinch the Republican nomination in crucial "Super Tuesday" coast-to-coast voting.
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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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Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona says he will officially enter the presidential race
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A confident John McCain was hoping for a decisive victory in the Republican presidential primaries despite sharp attacks from the party's right flank in the lead up to Super Tuesday.
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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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Senator John McCain is making a push to attract independent voters in New Hampshire and plans to restart his Iowa campaign.
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McCain has strengthened his claim to the GOP nomination. But attacks from conservatives may hurt him in November
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Senator John McCain's status as frontrunner in the Republican presidential nomination race was expected to get a new boost Wednesday with the endorsement of former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani -- the man he beat in the Florida primary.
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Republican John McCain raised nearly $12 million in January. Propelled by victories in New Hampshire and South Carolina, he solidified his place as the leading candidate for the GOP presidential nomination.
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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.