McCain Furiously Courted by Kerry, Bush
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Republican Sen. John McCain is emerging as the bipartisan scold whom neither presidential candidate can get enough of this year. Although the maverick Arizona senator hasn't been shy about taking both campaigns to task, Democrat John Kerry sounded out McCain as a possible running mate and President Bush will showcase him on the opening night of the Republican National Convention.
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NEW YORK -- John Kerry came under the heaviest fire so far in his campaign to unseat President Bush on Wednesday, as fellow Democratic Sen. Zell Miller and Vice President Dick Cheney launched blistering and mocking attacks.
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Republican Sen. John McCain is emerging as the bipartisan scold whom neither presidential candidate can get enough of this year.
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Former President George H.W. Bush urged disgruntled conservatives on Monday to rally around John McCain, calling their criticism of the Republican presidential front-runner "grossly unfair."
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Sen. John McCain, the straight-talking Republican who often challenges the GOP establishment, has taken on a headline-grabbing issue &#151; steroids in baseball &#151; and generated talk of a presidential bid in 2008.
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Sen. John McCain is setting aside his differences with President Bush and urging voters to re-elect his 2000 rival for the White House, telling fellow Republicans that Bush has earned the job because of his resolute fight against terrorism.
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US President George W Bush launches his most scathing attack yet on challenger John Kerry.
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Arizona Senator John McCain was stepping up attacks on his rivals in advance of tonight's G.O.P. presidential debate in New Hampshire.
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As he gets closer to the Republican nomination, Sen. John McCain has been trying to balance his unqualified support for the Iraq war by reminding audiences that he was also a tough critic of how it was managed until President Bush finally changed strategies a year ago. In recent weeks, McCain has...
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Republican Presidential candidate Sen. John McCain has excited a certain amount of attention for a comment -- maybe joking, maybe not -- about recruiting Microsoft's Steve Ballmer as one of the "best and brightest" U.S. CEOs into his administration.
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Bloomberg - Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- John McCain, thrust into the top rank of Republican presidential candidates by his victory in the New Hampshire primary, challenged Democrats to acknowledge recent U.S. success in Iraq.
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The Republican presidential nomination John McCain is on the brink of securing comes not only with the GOP standard-bearer status but also with a list of general election tasks he must accomplish quickly.
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Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., a supporter of President Bush and a friend of Sen. John Kerry, chastised the two candidates Friday for their superheated campaign rhetoric on Iraq and the war on terror.
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Americans are being bombarded by a blitz of films and books alternately attacking and praising US President George W. Bush as rival parties wage a desperate battle for voters' hearts and minds.
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As a Republican heavyweight not an underdog, John McCain embarks on his second presidential run facing numerous challenges in courting a GOP establishment he once spurned at nearly every turn.
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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 at their national convention sought to portray President Bush as a strong wartime leader.
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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.