McCain rejects GOP Iraq measure
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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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John McCain tried Saturday to play peacemaker again. The Republican said Democrat John Kerry was "unfair" when he criticized the GOP ticket as "unfit to lead the nation" and when he suggested that President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney avoided serving in Vietnam.
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Senate Republicans torpedoed legislation Wednesday to force the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq, bowing to President Bush's adamant refusal to consider any change in war strategy before September.
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The top U.S. commander in Iraq defended his record on Thursday in the face of strong criticism from Sen. John McCain, a Republican presidential contender in 2008.
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Republicans blocked the U.S. Senate on Saturday from considering a rebuke to President George W. Bush's Iraq troop buildup, but lawmakers vowed to continue waging a bitter struggle over war policy.
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Republican presidential  candidate John McCain hit the road on Friday to rejuvenate his  limping campaign but clung to the theme that helped get him in  trouble -- his support for President George W. Bush&#39;s  politically unpopular strategy in Iraq.
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The Iraq war took center  stage in the Republican race for the White House on Saturday as  front-runner John McCain accused rival Mitt Romney of backing a  timetable to pull U.S. troops out -- a charge Romney angrily  denied.
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US Senator John McCain, a leading member of the Republican Party, said he prefers not to be a part of President George W. Bush's new administration, though he helped Bush campaign for re-election.
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NEW YORK - Sen. John McCain swept aside his long-running differences with President Bush on Monday and urged voters to re-elect him, offering a stout defense of Bush's decision to invade Iraq as the only way to keep that country from acquiring weapons of mass destruction...
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MUNICH, Germany  - Senator John McCain, a Republican contender for the White House in 2008, chastised Europe on Saturday for failing to supply the troops and money to win in Afghanistan and said NATO's future was at stake.
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Senate Republicans today blocked a floor vote on a House-passed resolution that expresses disapproval of President Bush's plan to send thousands of additional U.S. troops to Iraq, as a procedural motion to cut off debate on the measure fell short of the 60 votes needed.
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Facing crumbling support for the war among their own members, Senate Republican leaders yesterday sought to block bipartisan efforts to force a change in the American military mission in Iraq.
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Top Republican Senator John McCain calls for more US troops to be sent to Iraq to stabilise the country.
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Sen. John McCain said Thursday that America should to deploy 15,000 to 30,000 more troops to Iraq to control its sectarian violence, and give moderate Iraqi politicians the stability they need to take the country in the right direction.
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The Senate on Wednesday rejected legislation that would cut off money for combat operations in Iraq after March 31, 2008
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Republican John McCain on Thursday rejected a Fox News Channel request to stop airing a television ad that includes footage of the presidential candidate at a debate sponsored by the cable network.
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Republican presidential hopeful John McCain, a staunch supporter of sending more troops to Iraq, will skip a Senate vote on the war Saturday to campaign in Iowa while other candidates rearrange their schedules.