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Kerry Question Vexes McCain

Posted Mar 8, 08 5:33 AM CST in Politics 

(Newser) – John McCain started to lose his temper with a New York Times reporter yesterday after being asked about John Kerry, ABC reports. McCain said there was no chance he would choose his friend Kerry for a running mate because of their "vastly different" views. He got testy when asked about a 2004 conversation where Kerry reportedly put the idea of Kerry-McCain to him.

The reporter asked McCain about an interview where he denied the Kerry conversation. "Everybody knows that I had a private conversation. Everybody knows that," McCain told her. "And you know it too. You know it." The heated back-and forth went on for around two minutes. McCain, dubbed "Senator Hothead" by colleagues, calmed down when the subject changed.

Sources ABC News, New York Times

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Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., left, and Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., appear on "Meet the Press" Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007, at the NBC studios in Washington. McCain has said there...   (Associated Press)
Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain speaks to reporters during a campaign stop at the Chick Fil-A headquarters in Atlanta, Ga. Friday, March 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)   (Associated Press)
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