Analysis: McCain looks to seal the deal
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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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Republican John McCain will soar or sink in New Hampshire, his best shot at reviving a presidential campaign that went belly up last summer.
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Senator John McCain is fighting for the backing of foes in the Republican Party's conservative base, now that rival Mitt Romney has quit the race, clearing McCain's path to the presidential nomination.
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John McCain claimed a sweet South Carolina victory that eluded him in 2000 Â and, if history is a guide, may have set himself on course to become the GOP presidential nominee.
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He's been good on consumer rights and the environment. But as Sen. John McCain works to solidify his Republican front-runner status, signs emerge that he's abandoning some long-held convictions.
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Republican Sen. John McCain took a Super Tuesday swipe at rival Mitt Romney's conservative credentials and looked past the GOP nomination race to suggest he was well-suited to reach across the aisle to work with Democrats.
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Recalling his military past may be key to John McCain's political future.
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CONCORD, N.H., July 13 -- Sen. John McCain of Arizona vowed Friday not to let a dramatic staff shake-up or a shortage of funds deter his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, and he signaled no slackening in his support for the troop surge strategy in Iraq, accusing his Democratic rival...
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If John McCain can emerge with a win, it may signal that industrial-state voters understand more about modern reality than most of their leaders tend to think.
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The primary created to keep insurgents from winning the nomination is poised to do it again. That's bad news for John McCain, and music to Mike Huckabee's ears
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After Tuesdayâs primaries, John McCain had hoped to begin courting more moderate voters.
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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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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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Sen. John McCain is "guardedly optimistic" that major league baseball and its players could reach an agreement on tougher testing for steroids.
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McCain promises to work with Democrats if he wins GOP nomination, presidency ... Romney campaigns coast-to-coast on way to Super Tuesday finish line
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Republican John McCain is trying to ease long-standing distrust among the party's powerful conservatives, not only for the presidential primary against Mitt Romney but for the likely general election race against a Democrat.