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  • May 2008

    • McCain: Obama Should Tour Iraq

      Associated Press  |  May 27, 08 7:50 AM CDT

      McCain: Obama Should Tour Iraq

      (Newser) - John McCain hammered at Barack Obama's Iraq credentials yesterday, knocking the Democrat in an AP interview for not having set foot in the country since 2006—and proposing a joint trip so that he could "educate Senator Obama." Obama hasn't witnessed firsthand the benefits of the troop surge, McCain noted, and “has no experience or knowledge or judgment about Iraq and he has wanted to surrender for a long time." More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Iraq  • troop withdrawal  • troop surge

    • Mac, Obama Clash at Memorial Day Rallies

      Bloomberg  |  May 26, 08 6:45 PM CDT

      Mac, Obama Clash at Memorial Day Rallies

      (Newser) - Barack Obama and John McCain dueled at Memorial Day rallies in New Mexico today, Bloomberg reports. Obama restated his support for a new veterans bill, while McCain said an alternate plan would better reward those who reenlist. "Our bill has a sliding scale," he said, that "increases benefits according to the veteran's length of service." More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • election 2008  • veterans  • veterans' benefits

    • Times Editorial Has White House Seeing Red

      The Hill  |  May 26, 08 3:57 PM CDT

      Times Editorial Has White House Seeing Red

      (Newser) - The New York Times lambasted President Bush in an editorial today for opposing the new GI Bill, and the White House swiftly fired back, the Hill reports. The paper “irresponsibly distorted” Bush's opposition to the bill, said a statement from press secretary Dana Perino, who said the editorial "could not be farther from the truth about the president’s record of leadership on this issue." More »

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      John McCain  • George W. Bush  • Congress  • McCain 2008  • White House  • journalism  • New York Times  • GI Bill

    • GOP in Shock Over McCain's Campaign

      New York Times  |  May 25, 08 6:46 PM CDT

      GOP in Shock Over McCain's Campaign

      (Newser) - GOP leaders fear that John McCain's campaign has hit the skids, the New York Times reports. A flurry of staff resignations, a hobbled national crew, and doubts about McCain's ability to capitalize on Democrats' troubles all add to the mix. Not to mention that McCain's drive is nowhere near the efficiency of President Bush's 2004 re-election bid. More »

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      John McCain  • election 2008  • Republicans  • McCain 2008  • campaign

    • McCain's 'Real Age' Is 63

      Newsweek  |  May 25, 08 2:22 PM CDT

      McCain's 'Real Age' Is 63

      (Newser) - McCain may be 71.8 years old on paper, but his biological age is a youthful 63.7, according to the physician who wrote You: The Owner's Manual. Dr. Michael Roizen made the estimate based on McCain's recently-released medical records (though some details on the candidate's dietary and exercise habits were missing). Only kink? One year in the Oval Office ages its inhabitant 2 biological years. More »

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      John McCain  • health  • cancer  • McCain 2008  • exercise  • blood pressure  • diet  • age  • medical records  • heart health  • longevity  • Body Mass Index

    • Libertarian's Run May Raise Barr for McCain

      Economist  |  May 24, 08 4:57 PM CDT

      Libertarian's Run May Raise Barr for McCain

      (Newser) - Many Americans don't know Bob Barr, but they may become familiar with him as John McCain’s Ralph Nader in the 2008 election, the Economist reports. The former GOP lawmaker is seeking the Libertarian Party’s presidential nomination, and his viability shows that McCain still has work to do to win over Republican voters. More »

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      John McCain  • Ron Paul  • Bob Barr  • Libertarian Party  • anti war Republicans

    • Could McCain Win Big?

      Politico  |  May 24, 08 12:00 PM CDT

      Could McCain Win Big?

      (Newser) - Despite the odds stacked against Republicans, GOP analysts are cautiously saying that John McCain will not only win, but he might do so by a comfortable margin, Politico reports. When Obama’s specific and geographical weaknesses are played against McCain’s strengths, the result adds up to a win of up to 50 electoral votes, more than President Bush's 35-vote win in 2004. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Democratic Party  • Republican Party  • electoral college

    • Mac in ‘Excellent Health’: Doctors

      New York Times  |  May 23, 08 5:00 PM CDT

      Mac in &lsquo;Excellent Health&rsquo;: Doctors

      (Newser) - John McCain’s doctors said today the 71-year-old candidate is in “excellent health and displays extraordinary energy,” and there has been no recurrence of the skin cancer that prompted surgery 8 years ago. The future Republican nominee has kidney stones and takes several medications—including one to reduce cholesterol—but has no other health issues and a strong heart, the New York Times reports. More »

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      John McCain  • cholesterol  • skin cancer

    • Obama Wants Truce Even as McCain Spins Pastors' Ties

      Chicago Tribune  |  May 23, 08 3:48 PM CDT

      Obama Wants Truce Even as McCain Spins Pastors' Ties

      (Newser) - Barack Obama is tweaking John McCain for slinging muck on Rev. Jeremiah Wright on one hand while distancing himself from Rev. John Hagee on the other, the Chicago Tribune reports. “Nobody thinks that McCain believes that stuff," Obama said. "For McCain to then suggest that every single statement that was made by somebody is somehow attributable to me is just wrong.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Jeremiah Wright  • John Hagee  • Nazis  • Rod Parsley

    • Biden Backs Obama on Talking to Foes

      Wall Street Journal  |  May 23, 08 12:40 PM CDT

      Biden Backs Obama on Talking to Foes

      (Newser) - Joe Biden takes on Senate colleague Joe Lieberman in the Wall Street Journal today. Lieberman charged earlier this week that Democrats have lost the thread on FDR-style internationalism; Biden counters that it’s Bush who's lost it, with careless saber-rattling and a poorly targeted war on terror, both of which John McCain would perpetuate. Sending the right global signals requires “more than a great solider," he writes. "It will require a wise leader." More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Iran  • terrorism

    • Miami Cubans Toe Softer Line on Embargo

      Time  |  May 23, 08 9:43 AM CDT

      Miami Cubans Toe Softer Line on Embargo

      (Newser) - In his speech in Miami this week, John McCain talked the familiar macho talk on Cuba, taking a hard line on the embargo and ridiculing Barack Obama for suggesting that he might open a dialogue with Raul Castro. That may still play with older exiles, Time notes, but a growing number of younger Cuban-Americans don't believe the embargo has any hope of toppling the regime and would like to see more openness in both diplomacy and borders. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Florida  • Cuba  • Fidel Castro  • foreign policy  • Raul Castro  • Cuban embargo  • Cuban Americans

    • Medical Records Show McCain Fit, Cancer-Free

      Associated Press  |  May 23, 08 7:11 AM CDT

      Medical Records Show McCain Fit, Cancer-Free

      (Newser) - John McCain's campaign gave the AP the first look at 8 years of the 71-year-old senator's medical records, which show no sign of the melanoma he’s been treated for four times, although he had a lesion removed as recently as February and continues to be at risk for new skin cancers. And though he takes cholesterol medication, doctors say he scores extremely well on heart stress tests. More »

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      John McCain  • cancer  • McCain 2008  • medical records  • melanoma

    • McCain to Give Glimpse of Medical Files Tomorrow

      Los Angeles Times  |  May 22, 08 8:20 PM CDT

      McCain to Give Glimpse of Medical Files Tomorrow

      (Newser) - John McCain will give the media a glimpse of his medical records tomorrow, but restrictions will be tight, the Los Angeles Times reports. The campaign will allow a small group of reporters to review 400 pages of documents in 3 hours. They can take notes but can't remove the files or make photocopies. The 71-year-old senator had melanoma surgery in 2000 but says he's now in excellent health. More »

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      John McCain  • McCain 2008  • medical records

    • Ellen to McCain: Walk Me Down the Aisle?

      Chicago Tribune  |  May 22, 08 5:30 PM CDT

      Ellen to McCain: Walk Me Down the Aisle?

      (Newser) - John McCain won't be walking Ellen DeGeneres down the aisle when she weds her lesbian partner, but he still wishes her "every happiness," the Chicago Tribune reports. DeGeneres pressed the Republican during her show on his opposition to gay marriage, saying, "Our love is the same." McCain praised her "very eloquent" argument but wouldn't budge. "We just have a disagreement," he said. More »

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      John McCain  • gay marriage  • gay rights  • Ellen DeGeneres

    • McCain Severs Ties to Pastor Over Holocaust Blast

      CNN  |  May 22, 08 4:30 PM CDT

      McCain Severs Ties to Pastor Over Holocaust Blast

      (Newser) - John McCain and John Hagee dissolved their union in tit-for-tat fashion today—one day after an offensive sermon about Hitler came to light. Hagee claimed God sent Hitler to perpetrate the Holocaust, because it was a “top priority for the Jewish people … to get them to come back to” Israel. McCain called the remarks “indefensible” as he “rejected” the controversial endorsement. More »

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      John McCain  • Holocaust  • Adolf Hitler  • John Hagee

    • Senate OKs GI Bill, Sparking Obama-McCain Joust

      Huffington Post  |  May 22, 08 4:19 PM CDT

      Senate OKs GI Bill, Sparking Obama-McCain Joust

      (Newser) - Senate Republicans broke with President Bush and John McCain to help pass a GI bill that gives education benefits to veterans, setting off a sharp war of words between McCain and Barack Obama, the Huffington Post reports. “I can’t believe he believes it is too generous,” said Obama. McCain fired back: "I will not accept from Senator Obama, who did not feel it was his responsibility to serve our country in uniform, any lectures on my regard for those who did." More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • veterans  • college tuition  • GI Bill

    • McCain Guru's Work for Foreign Dictators Draws Fire

      Washington Post  |  May 22, 08 1:45 PM CDT

      McCain Guru's Work for Foreign Dictators Draws Fire

      (Newser) - A client list that included dictators in Angola, the Philippines, Kenya, and Somalia is now haunting a key strategist for John McCain, the Washington Post reports, with Democrats baying over Charlie Black’s lobbying record. Black was among the earliest users of the revolving door between lobbying and campaign consulting that McCain has criticized, a conflict likely to animate Barack Obama’s strategy this fall. More »

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      John McCain  • lobbyists  • Charlie Black  • Angola

    • Rating McCain's Potential VPs

      Politico  |  May 22, 08 10:44 AM CDT

      Rating McCain's Potential VPs

      (Newser) - John McCain may claim he’s just having Bobby Jindal, Charlie Crist, and Mitt Romney over for a barbecue this weekend, but it’s pretty clear the GOP’s presumptive nominee is really scouting VP candidates. So Politico ran down the merits of each potential ticket filler:  Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is young, ethnic, and extremely accomplished, especially in domestic policy, a McCain weak spot. But would the 36-year-old make McCain look too old? More »

    • McCain to Meet Possible VPs This Weekend

      New York Times  |  May 21, 08 5:16 PM CDT

      McCain to Meet Possible VPs This Weekend

      (Newser) - John McCain will meet with three men this weekend thought to be on his short list of vice-presidential candidates, the New York Times reports: Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and Mitt Romney. McCain's camp remains mum on possible VPs—though the candidate says he has a list of about 20 contenders—and won't characterize the meetings as part of the selection process. More »

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      John McCain  • Mitt Romney  • Republicans  • vice presidential sweepstakes  • Charlie Crist  • Bobby Jindal

    • Obama Already Beating McCain ... in the Wallet

      Politico  |  May 21, 08 3:30 PM CDT

      Obama Already Beating McCain ... in the Wallet

      (Newser) - Barack Obama raised $32 million in April, Politico reports; Hillary Clinton bagged $22 million, and John McCain, now squarely in Obama's general-election sights, brought in $18.5 million. It was a record for Republican, yet dwarfed by what was a rough month for Obama—who also banked $9 million in general-election money to none for McCain, who will accept public financing. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • John McCain  • campaign fundraising  • public financing

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