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October 6, 2008 3:46:35 PM CDT


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  • May 2008
    • Medical Records Show McCain Fit, Cancer-Free

      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

      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?

      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

      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

      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

      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

      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

      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

      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   John McCain   Hillary Clinton   campaign fundraising   public financing

    • Get Back to the 'One Nation,' Barack

      Get Back to the 'One Nation,' Barack

      (Newser) - Give us our “one nation” Obama back, the New Republic editors demand: Barack has been "sapping the charisma from his campaign” to chase down the white working class, and now that Clinton is (all but) gone, it’s time to pivot back to pure patriotism. Trumpeting national unity was Obama’s “greatest political strength” earlier in the year, and suddenly his feelings about America have become a “liability.” More »

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      Barack Obama   John McCain   Hamas   patriotism   Bill Ayers   unity

    • Lieberman, Hagel Cross Aisles to Pound Candidates

      Lieberman, Hagel Cross Aisles to Pound Candidates

      (Newser) - Joe Lieberman and Chuck Hagel are fighting a duel of aisle-crossing foreign policy critiques, as the former Dem candidate takes aim at Obama and the GOP heavyweight scolds McCain. “How did the Democratic Party get here?” Joe asks in a Wall Street Journal op-ed, accusing Barack of kow-towing to extremists who have taken the party “further to the left” than at any point in two decades. More »

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      Barack Obama   John McCain   foreign policy   Joe Lieberman   Chuck Hagel   appeasement   FDR

    • Goldwater Vs. JFK Echoes in '08

      Goldwater Vs. JFK Echoes in '08

      (Newser) - The coming Obama/McCain matchup is an echo of another presidential bout, David Talbot writes for Salon —one