McCain's delicate dance with Republican conservatives
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Core conservative Republicans are trapped between denial and grudging acceptance over the rise of John McCain, as the party's presumptive 2008 presidential standard bearer.
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John McCain has emerged as the man to beat for the Republican nomination.
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Senator John McCainâs comeback is impressive, but the contests ahead are less tailored to his political needs.
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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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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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The decline of Senator John McCainâs campaign and the rising profile of Fred Thompson are leading Republican candidates to rewrite their strategies.
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Republican John McCain says talking tough or overseeing a business doesn't always translate into the credentials necessary to be a wartime commander in chief, a clear swipe at his chief presidential rivals.
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To forgive is divine. To forget may be asking too much of religious conservatives when it comes to Sen. John McCain.
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Republicans who are standing up to Bush range from conservatives to moderates.
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Sen. John McCain and the conservatives -- it's been an on-again, off-again affair.
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John McCain's presidential campaign has been likened to a pirate ship: A feisty captain, rhetorical saber in hand, leading a fiercely loyal crew against his Republican primary opponents.
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Senator John McCain is recasting himself from one of the most disruptive figures in his party to someone playing it safer.
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The possibility that Senator John McCain may carry the Republican banner is causing anguish for the right.
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Republican John McCain proved Tuesday night he is not just the darling of independents. In a presidential primary closed to all but registered Republicans in Florida, the Arizona senator rolled past Mitt Romney, a former Massachusetts governor.
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For Saturday's crucial primary, the GOP candidates are busy reframing the issues and shoring up their conservative credentials
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The growing possibility that Senator John McCain may carry the Republican banner is causing anguish and reconsideration for the right.
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President George W. Bush on Sunday told conservative members of his Republican Party that White House hopeful Sen. John McCain needed to do some work to win them over but he was a "true conservative."