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Presumptive Nominee Mac

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

So John McCain is now the "presumptive nominee" of the Republican party for president. And now the skeletons are coming our of the closet. Did he or didn't he have an affair? What about that loan? Then there's his temper. And his age.

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July 2008
- McCain May Announce VP This Week
  
  newser | CNN | Jul 22, 08 7:18 AM CDT
  
  Speculation is heating up that John McCain may pick his running mate this week, in a move to divert attention from the media frenzy surrounding Barack Obama's tour through the Mideast and Europe, CNN reports. Then again, there's speculation that the VP rumors themselves are just a “head fake” to distract from the saturation Obama coverage. More »
- How McCain Became a Senate Power
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 21, 08 9:00 AM CDT
  
  Prior to his 2000 bid for the White House, John McCain spent more time mocking his fellow senators than compromising with them. But after his defeat, the Arizona legislator returned to the Senate with a softened demeanor and got down to the business of legislation. The New York Times looks at how McCain cuts deals with everyone from Democrats to his sworn enemies in his own party, and has become the Senate's most powerful member. More »
- In Divorce, McCain Lost Both Reagans
  
  newser | Los Angeles Times | Jul 11, 08 12:02 PM CDT
  
  If Nancy Reagan’s endorsement of John McCain seemed a little muted—"Obviously this is the nominee of the party,” was all she would say—it’s probably because she’s still angry at the way McCain's first marriage ended, the LA Times reports. The couples were great friends until McCain divorced his first wife, Carol, whom the Reagans adored, and swiftly married Cindy. More »
- Citizen Glitch Makes Mac Ineligible to Be Prez: Expert
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 11, 08 3:21 AM CDT
  
  John McCain does not meet the constitutional requirement to be president because he's technically not a natural-born US citizen, a legal professor has concluded. But the expert, who focused on an obscure 1937 law that made McCain a citizen in the months after his birth in the Panama Canal Zone, says it's "preposterous" that the technicality should make a difference, the New York Times reports. “But this is the constitutional text that we have.” More »
- Competing Ambitions Split Camp McCain
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 8, 08 7:30 AM CDT
  
  John McCain inspires an uncommon degree of loyalty among the advisers and strategists who've served on his campaigns. But they are less charitable toward each other, writes Adam Nagourney in the New York Times . McCain's 2008 campaign is riven by longstanding feuds and conflicting spheres of influence—a problem compounded by the Arizona senator's reluctance to fire people or make choices among competing players. More »
- The Man, and the Message, McCain's Been Missing
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 7, 08 7:48 AM CDT
  
  Mike Murphy, the irreverent mastermind behind John McCain’s 2000 presidential bid, is poised to swoop in and rescue his stalled 2008 effort, writes William Kristol in the New York Times . Murphy sat out the primaries because he was close to both Romney and McCain, but with McCain’s machine spinning its wheels—making him look less presidential now than he did when he clinched the nomination—the frustrated Arizona senator is planning to bring Murphy on as chief strategist. More »
- McCain Spiffing Up His Act
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 6, 08 6:25 AM CDT
  
  With his small stature and tendency to stumble over words, John McCain struggles behind a podium, the New York Times notes. “The only time I would put him behind a podium at all” during the campaign “is when he’s announcing a policy position,” said his former communications director. McCain is now working with experts to improve his onstage presence, according to aides. More »
- 50-State Strategy Could Heal Red/Blue Divide
  
  newser | National Journal | Jul 5, 08 10:20 AM CDT
  
  Barack Obama and John McCain each hope to widen the playing field this November, and that could be a good thing for the country, writes Ronald Brownstein for the National Journal. Part of the reason America is so partisan is because it’s politically balkanized. In 2000 and 2004, both candidates resigned themselves to that division, conceding states that will be in play this time around. More »
- 'Sergeant Schmidt' to Whip McCain Camp Into Shape
  
  newser | Politico | Jul 3, 08 9:58 AM CDT
  
  The man Karl Rove nicknamed "Bullet" and John McCain calls "Sergeant Schmidt" has taken over day-to-day control of McCain's campaign, and his no-nonsense style is expected to make an immediate impact, Politico reports. Steve Schmidt, a hardworking veteran of the Bush and Schwarzenegger campaigns, is famed for his forceful manner and ability to inspire fierce loyalty among aides. More »
- Cindy's Considerable Coin May Cost Political Capital
  
  newser | Politico | Jul 2, 08 7:10 PM CDT
  
  Cindy McCain family's fortune—being used for campaign subsidies, hefty real-estate purchases, big credit card tabs, unpaid property taxes, and huge household help budgets—is raising eyebrows on the campaign trail, Kenneth Vogel writes in Politico. And Democrats seem ready to collect, with interest, on the scrutiny aimed at Teresa Heinz Kerry in 2004. More »
- McCain Adviser Black Has Friends in Low Places
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Jul 2, 08 11:15 AM CDT
  
  Senior campaign adviser Charlie Black drew fire recently when he suggested that a terror attack would help John McCain, but maybe we shouldn’t have been so surprised. Black’s past is littered with questionable associations, Thomas Frank writes in the Wall Street Journal , with comrades from a 1970s young-conservatives group having chalked up quite a questionable record in the years since. More »
June 2008
- Why Aren't I Laughing About McCain's Age?
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 28, 08 7:03 PM CDT
  
  Face it, John McCain: You’re old. How old? “When I was born, you were nearly six years older than my mother,” writes Charles Blow in the New York Times . “Now, seven years into her retirement, you want a new job: the hardest job in the world. Wow!” This worries Blow, who's not alone: A recent poll reveals that 25% of swing-state voters say they're less likely to vote McCain because of his age. More »
- Hanoi Captor Endorses McCain, Denies Torture
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jun 28, 08 9:13 AM CDT
  
  John McCain’s Vietnam War jailer says he would vote for him because of McCain's willingness to forgive and look to the future, the AP reports. In the same breath, Tran Trong Duyet denied that McCain was tortured during his 5-year imprisonment and accused him of making up the stories to win votes. A retired Marine imprisoned with McCain spoke for the campaign and called Duyet “a damn liar.” More »
- McCain Wins the Week as Obama Misfires
  
  newser | Time | Jun 27, 08 11:52 AM CDT
  
  Score this week for John McCain, writes Mark Halperin in Time . "McCain's week wasn't particularly good, but Obama's was dreadful by comparison." Here’s how it adds up: Image: McCain’s goal is to make Obama look “like an ordinary politician.” Barack helped with one of his “most off-message weeks,” says Halperin, citing campaign finance, NAFTA, and a flap over head scarves. Advantage: McCain. Iraq: The war has always been Obama's ace in the hole, but “favorable reporting” on surge success from major papers “may neutralize the issue.” Advantage: McCain. More »
- Mac Rests Up on Weekends
  
  newser | Politico | Jun 26, 08 5:20 PM CDT
  
  John McCain has held only one public weekend event since becoming the presumptive nominee in February, Politico reports. The downtime—used to rest, meet privately with donors, and bone up on policy—is frustrating to those who think the Republican hasn't done enough to take advantage of his early victory. Advisers rebut that during most of that stretch, the Democratic primary was robbing all the headlines anyway. More »
- McCain Tackles the Serious Questions...
  
  newser | St. Paul Pioneer Press (Minn.) | Jun 22, 08 7:13 PM CDT
  
  Who says McCain isn't hip? Turns out he listens to Usher and "laughs out loud" when he watches The Office , reveals Bob Sansevere in the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Eschewing details like the candidate's veep choice, Sansevere asks the tough questions—like about his favorite comic strips (he liked Tarzan and Dick Tracy ), pet peeves (turns out McCain can't stand being stranded on an airport tarmac, either), and whether he could beat Barack Obama in a bowl-off. More »
- Offshore Drilling Issue May Backfire on McCain
  
  newser | Politico | Jun 18, 08 3:46 AM CDT
  
  John McCain is making a risky bet with his call to end a ban on offshore drilling, Charles Mahtesian and David Mark write in Politico. Polls show a clear majority of Americans are in favor of lifting the ban—but the candidate risks tapping a geyser of resentment in California and Florida, states strongly opposed to drilling that would be among the most affected by a change in policy. More »
- With GOP Adrift, McCain Does Left-Right Shimmy
  
  newser | Washington Post | Jun 17, 08 10:44 AM CDT
  
  John McCain seems to be doing a sidestep between left and right while Barack Obama waltzes toward the center, Dana Milbank writes in the Washington Post . On issues like energy policy, the GOP candidate lurches between riling the right and enraging greenies. Apparently feeling nostalgic, Milbank writes, "McCain's route has had more turns than a Macarena." More »
- How Fair Is the 'Third Term' Jab?
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 17, 08 9:06 AM CDT
  
  With President Bush posting record disapproval ratings, Democrats have gleefully dubbed a John McCain presidency a "third Bush term." The claim is at least partially justified, reports the New York Times in an analysis of the "McBush" charge—McCain agrees with Bush on taxation, health care, the war, abortion, and judicial appointments. But they diverge on questions of the environment, diplomacy, and nuclear proliferation—which the McCain campaign is playing up. More »
- Bush's 'Poison Pill' Haunts Both Parties
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 16, 08 9:28 AM CDT
  
  President Bush’s tax cuts have become the governmental equivalent of a corporate poison pill, Paul Krugman observes in the New York Times , aimed at hamstringing new stewardship. Both prospective replacements have tax plans very much haunted by the Bush cuts, with one-time critic John McCain promising not only to make them permanent, but add more—and without a plan to replace revenue. More »

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Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. (Associated Press)

Republican presidential hopeful, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks at a news conference in Toledo, Ohio, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) (Associated Press)

Republican presidential hopeful, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., accompanied by his his wife Cindy, speaks at a news conference in Toledo, Ohio. Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) (Associated Press)

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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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