McCain stands by rebel flag stance
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John McCain on Wednesday sharply defended his opposition eight years ago to the flying of the Confederate battle flag over the South Carolina state capitol in Columbia, brushing aside protests that dogged him at campaign events and suggesting most people in the state don't want the issue reopened.
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GOP presidential candidate John McCain finds himself in a most uncomfortable position. Ahead.
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US Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., meets with The Associated Press Monday, Dec. 13, 2004 in Phoenix. McCain, the straight-talking Republican who often challenges the GOP establishment, has taken on a headline-grabbing
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McCain said Thursday he would support the GOP nominee and not launch an independent bid, no matter who wins
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Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain lost ground to his presidential rivals over support for what his opponents called "amnesty" for illegal immigrants.
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John McCain's hold on the Republican nomination  tightens with former rival's backing
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John McCain took pole position in the Republican White House race on Wednesday, securing the endorsement of Rudolph Giuliani with California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger poised to follow suit.
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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."
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He's been good on consumer rights and the environment. But as Sen. John McCain works to solidify his Republican front-runner status, signs emerge that he's abandoning some long-held convictions.
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John McCain says he's ready to run the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, just like Rocky Balboa did, now that he's got the support of actor Sylvester Stallone.
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Sen. John McCain, rising in the polls as a Republican presidential candidate, defended his integrity Thursday, declaring he had "never done any favors for anybody Â lobbyist or special interest group."
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NORFOLK, Virginia  - Sen. John McCain, his victory as Republican nominee for the U.S. presidency virtually assured, turned his sights on his Democratic challengers on Friday, saying they were weak on national security and their Iraq stance would hand al Qaeda a victory.
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Republican presidential hopeful John McCain said Tuesday that he was right from the start about the war strategy in Iraq.
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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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WASHINGTON - Arizona Republican John McCain is a man seemingly stuck in the middle this presidential election year: a friend and sometimes defender of Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry and a loyal party wingman for President Bush who is a
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John McCain is a "true conservative," President Bush says, although the presumptive Republican presidential nominee may have to work harder to convince other conservatives that he is one of their own.
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Avoiding mention of the president, Senator John McCain has focused his support for the war in Iraq on Gen. David H. Petraeus.