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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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October 2008
- Mac, Dave to Make Up
  
  New York Post | Oct 7, 08 1:33 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - David Letterman's favorite whipping boy may return to the show next week in a move to make the peace, reports the New York Post. John McCain is in talks for his Late Show redemption on Oct. 15, ending a feud that's dogged the candidate since he ditched Dave for Katie Couric two weeks ago. More »
- Why Are We Talking About Keating, Ayers?
  
  Salon | Oct 7, 08 1:25 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama's camp resurrected the Keating Five as a “eye for an eye” campaign issue this week, after the McCain team revived Obama's sometime relationship with Bill Ayers, the former '60s-era radical. But the Obama folks missed what makes the 20-year-old scandal actually relevant, writes Walter Shapiro on Salon . In the crucible of that scandal, in which McCain admitted acting improperly to benefit a supporter, he vowed to commit himself to scrupulously clean politics and complete transparency. More »
- McCain Linked to Group That Aided Contras
  
  Associated Press | Oct 7, 08 11:59 AM CDT
  
  (AP) - John McCain has past connections to a group that supplied aid to guerrillas seeking to overthrow the leftist government of Nicaragua in the Iran-Contra affair. The US Council for World Freedom was part of an international organization linked to former Nazi collaborators and ultra-right-wing death squads in Central America. Its goal was to stamp out communism around the globe. More »
- Tonight's Tango: Think Dance, Not Debate
  
  Slate | Oct 7, 08 11:11 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Tonight in Nashville, don’t expect either a real “town hall” format or a true debate, advises Jack Shafer in Slate . We won’t see unvetted questions or reasoned exchanges. What we can expect are some interesting moves, with the candidates taking cues from earlier performances by Bill Clinton, “the living genius of the town-hall format,” who perfected the art of debate choreography. More »
- Next Prez Could Keep, Break Court's Balance
  
  Wall Street Journal | Oct 7, 08 10:44 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The next president will be able to either preserve the Supreme Court’s current ideological balance, or set it on a new conservative path, the Wall Street Journal reports. The youngest of the court’s liberals is 69, while the oldest of the conservatives is only 72. Hence, John McCain could deliver the most conservative court in decades, while Barack Obama would be likely to maintain the status quo. More »
- McCain Losing Ground in Pro-Bush Strongholds
  
  Time | Oct 7, 08 10:38 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain finds himself fighting to hold some states that went red in 2000 and ‘04—a bad sign for the Republican, Time reports. Polls show Barack Obama in real contention in once-solid GOP states like Indiana and North Carolina, and inching ahead in crucial Ohio. Obama has also opened wide leads in New Hampshire and Wisconsin, Democratic in ’04. More »
- Palin Makes 'Green' Obama Look Golden
  
  CQPolitics | Oct 7, 08 8:55 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - When John McCain picked Sarah Palin, he hoped she’d measure up nicely against Barack Obama's rock-star appeal. “The choice is Obama vs. Palin,” Lindsey Graham explained, “and she has done things rather than talk about things.” Instead, Palin is proving just how impressive Obama is, writes Jonathan Allen of CQ Politics. “In nearly two years on the campaign trail, the Democratic nominee has never once looked as lost as Palin” did in her televised interviews. More »
- Poll: McCain Getting Deeper in the Hole
  
  MSNBC | Oct 7, 08 8:09 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama has boosted his nationwide lead with his response to the economic crisis and debate performance, according to the latest NBC News/ Wall Street Journal poll. The candidate now leads John McCain 49%-43%, a 4-point jump from two weeks ago. Obama has also swayed independent voters, turning McCain’s 13-point lead with that group into a 4-point lead of his own. More »
- Race's Sharper Attacks Run Economic Risk
  
  New York Times | Oct 7, 08 6:21 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama and John McCain continue to sharpen their verbal barrage on each other ahead of tonight's debate , with Sarah Palin even going so far yesterday as to denounce Obama as "not one of us." But in economic upheaval, both candidates risk sounding off-message or even irrelevant, writes Adam Nagourney in the New York Times . More »
- Candidates Diverge on Picking the Next Paulson
  
  Bloomberg | Oct 7, 08 5:34 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The post of Treasury secretary may be the most important appointment the next president has to make and John McCain and Barack Obama seem to be using different criteria, Bloomberg reports. McCain has mentioned big names like billionaire investor Warren Buffett and former eBay CEO Meg Whitman, while insiders say Obama's shortlist will be topped by market-reassuring names like New York Fed chief Tim Geithman. More »
- Obama Stakes 8-Point Lead
  
  CNN | Oct 6, 08 6:46 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama is pulling away from John McCain in two new national CNN polls. One has Obama ahead by 8 points, the other 7, a substantial rise from the 4-point lead he held less than a month ago. The Wall Street crisis, President Bush's abysmal ratings, and voters' belief that Sarah Palin is unfit for the Oval Office have all contributed to Obama's boost, pollsters say. More »
- Candidates Stock Up on Tough Talk
  
  Reuters | Oct 6, 08 5:43 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The presidential race got uglier today, with both campaigns delivering on promises to crank up the pressure. John McCain worked to slow Barack Obama's momentum and Obama fought to hang on to his lead, Reuters reports. McCain asked a New Mexico audience, "Who is the real Barack Obama?" "I've got news for the McCain campaign," Obama said during a break from prep for tomorrow's debate. "The American people are losing right now."