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McCain 2008

"I will be our party's nominee." -John McCain

McCain secured the Republican nomination thanks to a decisive win over former nominee Mike Huckabee. But with the star power and oratory smarts of Obama, how will the 72-year-old senator handle the competition?

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August 2008
- McCain Cries Foul Over NBC Coverage
  
  ABC News | Aug 18, 08 10:20 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The McCain camp has fired off a stern letter to NBC objecting to coverage of the weekend's Rick Warren forum, after Andrea Mitchell reported speculation the Republican might have had access to the questions he was asked ahead of time. Commentators wondered if the "cone of silence" designed to keep McCain from hearing questions during Warren's hour with Barack Obama had been breached, judging from McCain's unusually polished answers. More »
- Obama Rips McCain on 'Disaster' Economics
  
  Reno Gazette-Journal | Aug 18, 08 3:57 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama yesterday blasted John McCain’s attacks on his economic policies by slamming the GOP record as a "disaster," reports the Reno Gazette-Journal . McCain “claimed my economic plan would lead to economic disaster,” Obama said. “I’ve got news for John McCain. My plan is not going to bring economic disaster. We already have economic disaster from John McCain’s president." More »
- Candidates Score in Pastor Rick-a-thon
  
  National Review | Aug 17, 08 12:43 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Pastor Rick stressed that last night's Saddleback Civil Forum on the Presidency wasn't a debate, but that won't stop the pundits from deciding who came out ahead: Byron York, of the National Review , sees the night as a big win for McCain, who's had a "much bigger life." More »
- Obama Camp Steers Clear of Arkansas
  
  New York Times | Aug 15, 08 6:32 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama has a novel strategy in Arkansas, a Southern state that likes Democrats: He's not there. The presumptive nominee has no Arkansas office and hasn't even visited in 2 years. Yet analysts aren't surprised, noting that conservative Democrats heavily favor Hillary Clinton and backed President Bush the past two elections. Arkansas also skews whiter than other Southern states, with only a 16% black population. More »
- Sports Owners Put Their Money on McCain
  
  Politico | Aug 15, 08 5:24 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hollywood money may be filling Barack Obama’s coffers, but sports-owners’ cash is overwhelmingly going to John McCain. The presumptive GOP nominee has raked in $3.2 million raised or donated by sports owners, while Obama has drummed up only $615,000, Politico reports. Even in Chicago, Obama’s hometown, McCain took in six times more than Obama from local team owners. More »
- McCain's 'TMZ Campaign' Is Risky Business
  
  Time | Aug 15, 08 5:09 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain's attack ads on the "biggest celebrity in the world" depend on Americans loving to hate stars more than they admire them, writes James Poniewozik in Time . If the tactic works, it will shift Barack Obama’s best asset into a Republican secret weapon—but "snark aside, Americans still like celebrities." Obama’s job is now to define what kind of celebrity he is going to be. More »
- Candidates Bound for Spiritual Showdown
  
  Christian Science Monitor | Aug 15, 08 4:36 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The presidential candidates will put their spiritual views on display tomorrow night, appearing with Rick Warren, the country's most popular pastor, at his megachurch in California. The back-to-back 1-hour interviews are clear signs of both the importance of religion in the campaign and the emergence of a new type of evangelical preacher, the Christian Science Monitor reports. More »
- McCain Recalls POW Prayers, Tests of Faith
  
  Chicago Tribune | Aug 15, 08 3:26 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain has kept relatively quiet about his religious beliefs and practices, but he speaks freely on the spiritual significance of his captivity in North Vietnam from 1967 to 1973. Ahead of tomorrow's sit-down with Rick Warren, the candidate tells the Chicago Tribune about his harrowing experience in the Hanoi Hilton, where he took part in an uprising over the denial of what he calls "a fundamental human right." More »
- Frank: Romney Will Say Anything to Win
  
  Boston Herald | Aug 15, 08 1:59 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barney Frank ripped into Mitt Romney yesterday as part of a DNC effort to discredit the possible Republican VP choices, the Boston Herald reports. Citing flip-flops on abortion and gay rights, the Massachusetts Congressman called the ex-Massachusetts governor ‘the most intellectually inconsistent politician I’ve ever known.” Romney, he charged, will "say whatever he thinks will win the next election." More »
- Candidates Lack 'Placeness': Noonan
  
  Wall Street Journal | Aug 15, 08 1:17 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - This year's presidential campaign gives no sense of the candidates' roots, writes Peggy Noonan in the Wall Street Journal . Clinton was clearly a Southerner, and JFK unmistakably an Irish Catholic from Massachusetts, but “Obama and McCain are not from a place, but from an experience”--Obama from “the town of Smooth in the state of Well-Educated” and McCain from the military. More »
- McCain Raises $27M in July
  
  Associated Press | Aug 15, 08 11:48 AM CDT
  
  (AP) - John McCain raised $27 million in July, his largest one-month fundraising haul since clinching the nomination, while the Republican National Committee brought in nearly $26 million. "Our fundraising continues to be very healthy," Rick Davis, McCain's campaign manager, said in a conference call with reporters, noting that July was the fifth straight month in which McCain has improved his cash flow. More »
- Skittish Right Wing Sweats Talk of Pro-Choice Veep
  
  Politico | Aug 15, 08 9:06 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain’s comment that he wouldn’t rule out Tom Ridge as a possible VP for being pro-choice sparked a flurry of panic among the conservative base—a vital group already lukewarm about McCain's party-maverick status. “That choice will end his bid for the presidency,” an activist tells Politico. More »
- As Obama Surfs, McCain Owns Week
  
  New York Times | Aug 15, 08 8:15 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - As the conflict in Georgia wears on, John McCain has seized every opportunity this week to showcase his foreign policy chops, notes Michael Falcone in the New York Times , all but positioning himself as a putative commander in chief. McCain boasted of his multiple visits to the region and even dispatched allies Joe Lieberman and Lindsay Graham to Georgia—a far cry from Barack Obama's holiday in Hawaii. More »
- Jackson Browne Sues McCain Over Ad
  
  Huffington Post | Aug 14, 08 6:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Jackson Browne is suing John McCain for using his song “Running on Empty” in a campaign ad without permission, the Huffington Post reports. The Ohio GOP used the tune in a spot mocking Obama's suggestion that Americans inflate their tires. McCain's not getting much love from celebrities. Earlier this week, Mike Myers demanded that the campaign remove a web ad that had a "We're not worthy" clip from Wayne's World . More »
- McCain Won't Rule Out Pro-Choice VP
  
  ABC News | Aug 14, 08 4:41 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain would consider a run for the White House with a pro-choice veep at his side, ABC News reports. When asked about Tom Ridge, McCain told the Weekly Standard that the former Homeland Security chief shouldn’t be “ruled out” for the No. 2 job because he supports abortion rights. Dem-turned-Independent Joe Lieberman, another McCain short-lister, is also pro-choice. More »
- Obama, McCain Woo CEOs to Shore Up Economic Cred
  
  Wall Street Journal | Aug 14, 08 2:16 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain and Barack Obama are doggedly courting CEOs of leading businesses in an effort to win voters' economic confidence, the Wall Street Journal reports. Each candidate has already lined up a corps of "poster CEOs," including the FedEx chairman, who is supporting McCain, and Warren Buffet, who is backing Obama. More »
- Race Scholars Weigh Job Woes —Their Own
  
  Newhouse News Service | Aug 14, 08 12:14 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama's historic run for the White House is dividing scholars of race in America, writes Jonathan Tilove, who covers race for Newhouse News Service. Some see a black president as an antidote to racism, but others view a potential Obama presidency as an empty symbol with few practical implications. "He's not going to change my syllabus," one academic says bluntly. More »
- McCain Says US Must Check Russian Aggression
  
  Wall Street Journal | Aug 14, 08 10:36 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The US and its allies must aggressively pressure Russia to take its troops out of Georgia including the breakaway province of South Ossetia, declares John McCain in the Wall Street Journal . "This small democracy, far away from our shores, is an inspiration to all those who cherish our deepest ideals," the candidate writes. "As I told President Saakashvili on the day the ceasefire was declared, today we are all Georgians." More »
- Rudy Nabs Primetime RNC Speech
  
  New York Post | Aug 14, 08 10:19 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Rudy Giuliani has tentatively been tapped for a primetime role on the second night of the Republican Convention in St. Paul, Minn., the New York Post reports. The former New York mayor and presidential candidate has thrown his support behind John McCain since dropping out of the race. Giuliani was a primetime speaker on the first night of the 2004 RNC in his native Big Apple. More »
- Campaign Hazards: Cindy Sprains Wrist Shaking Hands
  
  Washington Post | Aug 13, 08 5:22 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Cindy McCain ended up with a mild wrist sprain today after an overeager supporter shook her hand with a little too much vigor at a fundraiser, the Washington Post reports. McCain ended up in a Michigan hospital for X-rays and is now wearing an arm sling that should cut down on her handshake duties. She's had previous trouble with the wrist—in fact, she broke it while shaking hands on the campaign trail in 2000. More »

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Republican presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks at a town hall meeting, Tuesday, May 8, 2007, in Fort Dodge, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) (Associated Press)

Republican presidential hopeful, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is shown during an interview with an Associated Press reporter in Grand Rapids, Mich., Thursday, May 10, 2007. (AP Photo/Adam Bird) (Associated Press)

In this photograph provided by "Meet The Press", Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Aria., left, and his mother, Roberta McCain, speak with moderator Tim Russert during a taping of "Meet... (Associated Press)

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., talks to the media as he arrives for the Republican presidential debate on the campus of The University of South Carolina's Koger Center Tuesday, May 15, 2007, in Columbia,S.C.... (Associated Press)

Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., waves as he take the stage for the Republican debate at University of South Carolina's Koger Center for the Arts, Tuesday, May 15, 2007, in Columbia,... (Associated Press)

Republican presidential hopefuls, from left , Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.; former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani; former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee; Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif.; Sen. Sam Brownback... (Associated Press)

Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks during the Republican Debate at University of South Carolina's Koger Center for the Arts, Tuesday, May 15, 2007, in Columbia, S.C. The... (Associated Press)

Meghan McCain listens to her father, Republican presidential hopeful, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., while speaking at a town hall meeting in Tyler, Texas, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008. (AP Photo/Dr. Scott M.... (AP Photo)

Republican presidential hopeful, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., conducts a press conference after speaking at a town hall meeting in Tyler, Texas, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008. (AP Photo/Dr. Scott M. Lieberman) (AP Photo)

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Be Afraid of President McCain
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The Coming McCain Moment
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" 'I got some encouraging news this morning in the USA Today,' says Sen. John McCain, holding a copy of the paper with his picture on the front page. 'McCain firm on Iraq war,' it says above the fold. He flips it over to show the rest of the headline: 'despite cost to candidacy.' 'I can't worry about...

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The Real McCain
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John McCain on Project Vote Smart
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John McCain's Congressional Bio
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McCAIN, John Sidney, III, a Representative and a Senator from Arizona; born in Panama Canal Zone, August 29, 1936; attended schools in Alexandria, Va.; graduated, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. 1958, and the National War College, Washington, D.C. 1973; pilot, United States Navy 1958-1981,...

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John Sidney McCain, 3d
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

John Sidney McCain, 3d 1936-, U.S. politician, b. Panama Canal Zone. A much decorated navy veteran, he was born into a career naval family and attended the U.S. Naval Academy, graduating in 1958. He became a pilot and during the Vietnam War was shot down over Hanoi (1967) and captured; he was ...

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John McCain
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John Sidney McCain III (born August 29, 1936) is the senior United States Senator from Arizona and presumptive Republican Party nominee for President of the United States in the upcoming 2008 election.McCain graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1958, and became a naval aviator, flying attack...

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