McCain, Romney lob "liberal" smear
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JACKSONVILLE, Florida  - In a tight battle in Florida, John McCain and Mitt Romney competed to stick each other with the "liberal" tag, a harsh smear among conservative Republicans whose votes could be decisive in Tuesday's voting for presidential contenders.
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Senator John McCain and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney stepped up tit-for-tat attacks on the eve of Tuesday's key Republican presidential primary that will pit the two in fierce battle.
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Sen. John McCain and the conservatives -- it's been an on-again, off-again affair.
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Mitt Romney and John McCain clashed Sunday over their tax-and-spending records, as the two Republicans kicked off the second of two back-to-back debates in the waning hours of the New Hampshire primary campaign.
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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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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C., Jan. 10 -- Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney used a Fox News debate Thursday night to accuse Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) of being overly pessimistic about the nation's economy in advance of a Michigan primary that has become a must-win for Romney.
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Republican presidential  candidate Mitt Romney angrily accused his rival John McCain on  Wednesday of "dirty tricks" for saying he had backed a  timetable for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq.
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Sen. John McCain disposed of a snag in his personal financial disclosure requirements and a GOP presidential rival, Mitt Romney, has put off his disclosure obligations.
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NEW YORK - Sen. John McCain said Monday it was fair game to criticize Democrat John Kerry's anti-war protests three decades ago, firing an opening salvo as Republicans sought to use their national convention to portray President Bush as a strong wartime leader...
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Republican presidential candidate John McCain has a message for critics of the immigration compromise he helped devise.
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MANCHESTER, N.H., Jan. 6 -- Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney sought on Sunday to revive his party's contentious debate over illegal immigration, hoping to remind voters in New Hampshire of the issue that stoked conservative anger and nearly derailed Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign...
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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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McCain and Romney exchange sharp criticisms as each seeks a big haul of delegates, momentum.
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John McCain appears to be steamrolling his way to the Republican nomination; Mitt Romney can't seem to catch a break.
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John McCain accused Mitt Romney of wanting to withdraw troops from Iraq, drawing immediate protest from his Republican presidential rival who said: "That's simply wrong and it's dishonest, and he should apologize."
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Republican presidential hopeful John McCain's argument as he woos restive religious and social conservatives comes down to this: "I have a record that can be trusted." His GOP rivals, he suggests, do not.
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Through much of the Republican presidential primary, Sen. John McCain and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney could barely restrain their contempt for each other. During one Republican debate in New Hampshire in early January, McCain landed a zinger that summed up Romney's opportunistic...