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WHAT VOTERS WANT THE WAR: MANY IN MILITARY WANT 'STABILIZED' IRAQ - AND BACK MCCAIN.(Main)

Article from: The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM) Article date: November 02, 2008

Byline: DOUG MATTSON

Kevin Valdez heard bullets scream past him in the streets of Baghdad. Seven soldiers from his unit died in combat. As a radio operator, the guy who calls for backup if trouble goes down, he knew that made him a prime target of insurgents.

Iraq brought on a mix of fear and adrenaline, Valdez said recently, sharing his tales with a slight grin.

"They see the guy with the radio as the leader, basically, so the sniper knows to hit the radio operator or the guy next to him," he said over a glass of iced tea at a Cities of Gold Casino cafe. Still, he ...

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Romney Wins on Economic Woes

Posted Jan 16, 08 6:40 AM CST in Politics 

Romney Wins on Economic Woes
Source: Associated Press

(Newser) – Mitt Romney campaigned in Michigan as a favorite son, but he beat John McCain by persuading voters he could bring jobs back to the beleaguered state, the Wall Street Journal reports. Romney sold himself as a business executive who could end Michigan's  "one-state recession." He was quick to jump on McCain's suggestion that lost jobs "are not coming back," and his aggressive optimism struck a resounding chord .

Exit polls showed that economic woes were the chief concern of a majority of voters. McCain's national security credentials and stand on the Iraq war were well received, but voters went for what the Washington Post calls Romney's "can-do message on jobs and the economy."  And they got an assist when "McCain sent a rhetorical softball over the fat part of Romney's plate."

More about:  John McCain • Iraq war • Mitt Romney • US economy • Michigan • Republican candidate • South Carolina • Republican voters

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Big Mac Back From the Brink

Wheels are back on the 'Straight Talk Express'

Washington Post Washington Post Jan 9, 08 3:44 AM CST
(Newser) - After his national operation was dismantled last summer for lack of funds, John McCain's aides thought New Hampshire would be just a trip down memory lane before results drove the final nail in his campaign's coffin. Instead, the Arizona senator now finds himself arguably the GOP frontrunner after his big win in New Hampshire, the Washington Post reports More »

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McCain Leads in 2 SC Polls

Three new studies give berth to Arizona senator

State (Columbia, SC) State (Columbia, SC) Jan 17, 08 10:10 AM CST
(Newser) - John McCain leads the pack in the GOP race for South Carolina, two new polls show, with Mike Huckabee in second place, the State reports. A Reuters/C-Span/Zogby poll updated today gives McCain 29% of voters to Huckabee's 22%; Fred Thompson follows with 14% and Mitt Romney 12%. Clemson University also finds 29% preferring McCain, while Huckabee pulls 22%. Fred Thompson ties Romney for third place at 13%. More »

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McCain Blasts Mailer Attacking War Record

Confident he'll win SC, dismisses claim he sold out fellow POWs

Associated Press Associated Press Jan 16, 08 9:39 AM CST
(Newser) - Citing "deceitful smear tactics" by "fringe elements," John McCain's campaign is on the offensive against a flier circulating in South Carolina attacking his war record—an echo of the attacks that derailed his 2000 candidacy. The flier, sent to some 80 newspaper editors, claims McCain betrayed his fellow POWs to get better treatment while a prisoner in Vietnam, reports the AP. "This is ugly even by South Carolina standards," notes Greg Sargent on Talking Points Memo. More »

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