McCain moves closer to nomination
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Sen. John McCain moved closer to clinching the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday, winning delegates in Wisconsin and competing for more in the state of Washington. Democrats were competing for delegates in Wisconsin and Hawaii.
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Mike Huckabee may still be a long shot in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, but his weekend victories in Kansas and Louisiana proved he is likely to be a thorn in the side of frontrunner John McCain for some time to come.
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Arizona Sen. John McCain has surged  in New Hampshire in the past month and is now tied with former  Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in the state race for the  Republican presidential nomination, a poll showed on Thursday.
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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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Sen. John McCain, trying to build momentum toward a reprise of his 2000 New Hampshire primary victory, is piling up high-profile endorsements, including one from another political maverick, Sen. Joseph Lieberman.
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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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John McCain's hold on the Republican nomination  tightens with former rival's backing
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The Democrats are facing a long nomination, while Republicans are closer to rallying around a nominee.
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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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The same conservative Christian activist who called a meeting last fall to discuss backing a third-party candidate to counter a possible Rudy Giuliani candidacy is revisiting the idea as Sen. John McCain closes in on the Republican presidential nomination.
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Republican John McCain called his victory in South Carolina's presidential primary on Saturday evidence that his campaign "can carry right through" Florida into the giant round of caucuses and primaries on Feb. 5. "I know it's not easy," he told The Associated Press, "and we've got a long way to go."
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Senator John McCain officially announces he will seek the Republican nomination for US presidency in 2008.
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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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Republican presidential candidate John McCain said on Thursday that despite his second-place finish in Michigan's GOP primary he intends to win this state's first-in-the-South contest. The Arizona senator told supporters he would prevail in the state that eight years ago derailed his candidacy.
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Republican John McCain has put much of his time and effort into other states, but suggested Wednesday that recent endorsements could lead Iowa voters to give his presidential campaign another look.
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Bloomberg - Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- John McCain, poised to wrap up the Republican presidential nomination, has widened his lead over his remaining rivals while Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are statistically tied in their contest, a new Newsweek poll found.
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Senator John McCain won the biggest delegate prize so far in a closely contested primary. After finishing third, Rudolph W. Giuliani is likely to endorse Mr. McCain, officials said.