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Cindy McCain, Lonesome Cowgirl

Candidate's wife likes her privacy, and her past isn't easy to unravel

By Harry Kimball, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 10, 2008 3:20 PM CDT

(Newser) – Cindy McCain is a classic Western loner who chose to raise her kids as a self-styled “single parent” in Phoenix rather than join John in Washington as he served in the Senate. She may be a size zero, but she has "unusual grit"... Read full story »

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