McCain backs disabilities law expansion
NYT: Bush, McCain diverging in foreign policy?
McCain urges China to free Tibetans
Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Friday called on China to release Tibetan prisoners as he met with the Dalai Lama.
McCain hits key states in shadow of Obama trip
In the face of Barack Obama's overseas tour de force, rival presidential candidate John McCain struggled to be heard. Yet amid the awkward moments, he managed to campaign busily in key battleground states and to raise millions of dollars at fundraisers.
Hagel chides McCain, Obama on Iraq
The Republican senator, fresh from an Iraq trip with Barack Obama, said the presidential candidates should focus on the war's future and not argue over the success of last year's troop surge.
Newsweek: Factchecking McCain's Viagra moment
McCain may act soon on VP pick
Anxious to counter the blanket media coverage that has followed Sen. Barack Obama on his overseas journey, Sen. John McCain is weighing whether to announce his running mate in the days before the spotlight shifts to the Olympic Games.
McCain, Obama and their uneven gifts of gab
If the presidential election were decided by speeches alone, it would be over already.
McCain to meet Dalai Lama in Aspen
Republican presidential candidate John McCain is scheduled to meet with the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader, on Friday.
Newsweek: Shopping for votes with McCain
NYT: McCain focuses on Arizona
Presidential candidates are usually able to count on their home state, but Senator John McCain’s chances in Arizona are somewhat less assured.
McCain credits Bush for drop in oil price
The Republican presidential hopeful is crediting the recent drop in the price of oil to the president's lifting of a presidential ban on offshore drilling, which he has been advocating in his presidential campaign.
GOP donor faced trouble back home
Venture capitalist Craig Berkman's generosity to the McCain campaign has angered his former investors, who have not seen a penny of the $28 million in civil damages that a jury awarded them.
McCain may be zeroing in on a running mate
Another town-hall meeting isn't doing the trick. Neither is dropping in on a former Republican president. So just what can John McCain do to draw attention away from his showy Democratic rival?
Analysis: McCain struggles to stay on message
The McCain campaign's lack of message discipline can make it hard to pin down just where the candidate and his policy team stand on the issues.
Newsweek: John McCain ready to name his VP?
McCain: Obama wrong on Iraq, Afghanistan
Republican Sen. John McCain insisted on Monday that he has been consistently right on both Iraq and Afghanistan, disparaging Obama as "someone who has no military experience whatsoever."
McCain: U.S. will not allow second Holocaust
The Republican presidential candidate has told an Israeli TV station that stiffer sanctions might stop Iran's threats against Israel.
NYT: McCain goes from heckler to deal maker
Once better known for criticizing the Senate than for influencing it, John McCain has evolved into perhaps the chamber’s most influential member.
Republicans hope for a grand old party
Republicans are counting on a glitch-free convention to help lift the party's sagging morale and boost John McCain's presidential prospects when they assemble in six weeks.
Dobson may relent on endorsing McCain
McCain adviser reflects post-9/11 world
McCain spends aggressively ahead of cap
Faced with a spending cap, Republican presidential candidate John McCain is spending more money than he is raising during summer months and methodically reducing cash reserves.
Some Dems fret over Afghanistan commitment
The focus of the presidential debate shifted to Afghanistan this week as both Barack Obama and John McCain called for more troops to be dispatched there. Are Democratic leaders convinced that they have popular support for a long nation-building commitment in Afghanistan?
McCain adviser Gramm leaves campaign
NYT: Rivals McCain, Romney make up
It was not so long ago that the idea that Senator John McCain would even entertain tapping Mitt Romney, his bitterest primary rival, as his running mate would have seemed preposterous.
Iraq pact could complicate campaigns
A new U.S.-Iraqi agreement raising the possibility of a withdrawal timeline threatens to complicate the war policies of presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain.
McCain, Obama hedge on costly Marine One
Both presidential candidates vow to reform the nation's defense procurement if elected president, yet each is unwilling to take a stand against the rising cost of a White House perk: the new Marine One helicopter.
Newsweek: McCain's flawed generational strategy
McCain talks to auto workers hit by economy
The Republican presidential candidate is seeking to bolster his appeal to voters on economic issues by speaking to some of those hardest hit in the recent downturn: auto workers.
McCain gets Social Security, criticizes system
McCain hasn't ignited evangelicals' passions
Stirring her morning coffee, lifelong Republican Grace Droog voiced her doubts — and those of many evangelical voters — about what she isn't hearing from John McCain in this year's presidential election.
McCain to NAACP: More education options
The GOP presidential candidate told the NAACP and some skeptical black voters Wednesday that he will expand education opportunities, partly through vouchers for low-income children to attend private school.
NYT: Obama isn't closing racial divide
Blacks and whites hold vastly different views of Sen. Barack Obama and the state of race relations, according to the latest New York Times poll.
Analysis: McCain, Obama trade jabs over tax plans
John McCain has taken to linking the GOP's traditional campaign message on taxes with a more immediate theme -- his differences with Barack Obama -- in a half-joking way on the stump.
Newsweek: Who cares if McCain can't use the Web?
How important is McCain's age?
So how old is John McCain? Six-packs, automatic transmissions and the American Express card were all introduced after he was born, not to mention computers which McCain admits he doesn't use.
Young Native Americans mull Obama, McCain
Hundreds of young Native Americans gathering for a five-day conference are being urged to become politically active because the American Indian vote could make a difference in this year's presidential election.
Newsweek: Why Vietnam loves McCain
NYT: McCain's model on right? Roosevelt (Teddy)
Obama revels in contrasts with McCain
Barack Obama has found something that eluded him during the primary season — contrast. And, he's basking in it. "He will not bring change," Obama always asserts. "I will."
McCain plans to reveal more about his fundraising
Newsweek: Will Gramm's 'whiners' gaffe hurt McCain?
McCain criticizes adviser's ‘whiners’ remark
John McCain sharply broke from an economic adviser who dubbed the United States "a nation of whiners" in a "mental recession" as the Republican presidential candidate sought to counter criticism that he's weak on the economy.
McCain to unveil education plan
Newsweek: McCain's generation gap
Politics heat up at McCain campaign
Senator John McCain’s campaigns have long been defined by internal squabbling and power plays, zigzagging lines of command and a penchant by the candidate for consulting with former advisers without alerting current ones, always a recipe for disquiet.
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