Monday, August 04, 2008, 3:05:31 PM
Monday, August 04, 2008, 11:46:38 PM
Thousands of motorcyclists greeted Republican presidential candidate John McCain with an approving roar Monday as he sought blue-collar and heartland support by visiting a giant motorcycle rally.
Monday, August 04, 2008, 6:56:49 AM 
The past few weeks have seen a change in John McCain’s “Straight talk.” He is no longer telling the sorts of hard truths that people would prefer not to confront, or even half-truths.
Sunday, August 03, 2008, 11:59:39 PM 
Poll: Democratic Sen. Barack Obama holds a 2 to 1 edge over Republican Sen. John McCain among the nation's low-wage workers, but many are unconvinced that either presidential candidate can fix the ailing economy.
Sunday, August 03, 2008, 11:16:17 PM 
Paris Hilton's mother doesn't share John McCain's sense of humor. On Sunday, Kathy Hilton, a McCain donor, registered her disapproval over the Republican presidental nominee's TV ads that feature her daughter.
Saturday, August 02, 2008, 9:10:08 PM 
John McCain's campaign has asked Virginia Rep. Eric Cantor for personal documents as the Republican presidential candidate steps up his search for a running mate, The Associated Press has learned.
Friday, August 01, 2008, 4:22:37 AM 
Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican candidate for president, is ambitious and emotional, someone for whom "Duty, Honor, Country" is a credo to live by.
Thursday, July 31, 2008, 6:40:39 PM 
Barack Obama and John McCain traded old-school political jabs Thursday, with McCain contending that he had been wrongly accused of planning a racial attack and Obama countering that his opponent was inventing a controversy to avoid talking about the issues.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008, 11:19:28 PM 
After searching for an effective line of attack against Senator Barack Obama, Senator John McCain is beginning a newly aggressive campaign to define his rival as arrogant and out of touch.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008, 7:51:28 PM 
Republican presidential candidate John McCain opened up a new line of attack on Democratic rival Barack Obama on Wednesday, labeling him a celebrity without the strength to bring change to Washington.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008, 7:26:33 PM Republican White House hopeful John McCain's campaign called the indictment of fellow GOP Sen. Ted Stevens a "sad reminder" the next president will face a tough task rebuilding public trust.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008, 7:06:38 PM 
Senator John McCain’s new advertisement attacking Senator Barack Obama for canceling a visit with wounded troops in Germany last week is getting wide play on local, national and cable newscasts.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008, 4:44:14 PM ![Republican presidential candidate John McCain's campaign argues his misstatements are because he]()
Details can bedevil any presidential candidate. Republican John McCain announced this week that he backs an anti-affirmative action referendum. Then he added a curious note: He doesn't know that much about it.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008, 6:20:35 AM 
After upsetting some conservatives by signaling an openness to higher payroll taxes for Social Security, John McCain gave the simplest of answers when asked if he would raise taxes.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008, 10:17:33 PM 
The Republican presidential candidate drew criticism from conservatives after he signaled an openness to a higher payroll tax for Social Security, contrary to previous vows not to raise taxes of any kind.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008, 4:02:33 PM 
Both candidates have adjusted how they talk about the conflict.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008, 5:43:03 AM 
Republican John McCain said Monday that drilling for oil off the U.S. coast is an essential part of any plan to lower gas prices and reduce dependence on foreign sources.
Monday, July 28, 2008, 5:14:59 PM 
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and Republican rival John McCain shift from world affairs to the top issue for American voters -- the faltering U.S. economy.
Sunday, July 27, 2008, 1:57:10 PM Presidential challenger John McCain said Sunday that he supports a proposed ballot initiative in his home state that would prohibit affirmative action policies from state and local governments. A decade ago, he called a similar effort "divisive."
Sunday, July 27, 2008, 4:42:13 AM Registered lobbyists have donated large amounts of money to Senator John McCain’s presidential campaign, even as he denounces their profession.
Saturday, July 26, 2008, 9:21:21 PM Republican John McCain's campaign on Saturday sharply criticized Democratic rival Barack Obama for canceling a visit to wounded troops in Germany, contending Obama chose foreign leaders and cheering Europeans over "injured American heroes."
Saturday, July 26, 2008, 7:13:09 PM Republican presidential candidate John McCain is pledging support for a proposal to expand protections for disabled people under an 18-year-old landmark civil rights law.
Saturday, July 26, 2008, 12:14:09 AM President Bush’s decisions on Iraq troop withdrawals and talks with Iran and North Korea have put John McCain on the defensive.
Friday, July 25, 2008, 8:00:10 PM 
Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Friday called on China to release Tibetan prisoners as he met with the Dalai Lama.
Friday, July 25, 2008, 5:51:38 PM 
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.
Friday, July 25, 2008, 11:27:50 AM 
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.
Friday, July 25, 2008, 8:54:48 AM There's more urban legend than fact in a new Planned Parenthood ad attacking John McCain’s record.
Thursday, July 24, 2008, 11:31:07 PM 
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.
Thursday, July 24, 2008, 3:36:29 PM If the presidential election were decided by speeches alone, it would be over already.
Thursday, July 24, 2008, 2:36:44 PM 
Republican presidential candidate John McCain is scheduled to meet with the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader, on Friday.
Thursday, July 24, 2008, 10:56:38 AM When John McCain descended on a Bethlehem, Penn. grocery store, the unscheduled campaign stop quickly became a theater for the absurd.
Thursday, July 24, 2008, 4:15:15 AM 
Presidential candidates are usually able to count on their home state, but Senator John McCain’s chances in Arizona are somewhat less assured.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008, 12:24:59 PM 
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.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008, 5:15:22 AM 
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.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008, 2:47:07 PM 
TBD
Tuesday, July 22, 2008, 2:06:45 PM 
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?
Tuesday, July 22, 2008, 12:52:16 PM 
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.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008, 9:45:50 AM The political world is all atwitter about the suggestion the GOP candidate is readying a surprise announcement of his veep pick in hopes of sucking all the oxygen out of Barack Obama's trip overseas.
Monday, July 21, 2008, 8:39:02 PM 
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."
Monday, July 21, 2008, 3:50:20 PM 
The Republican presidential candidate has told an Israeli TV station that stiffer sanctions might stop Iran's threats against Israel.
Monday, July 21, 2008, 2:31:28 PM 
Once better known for criticizing the Senate than for influencing it, John McCain has evolved into perhaps the chamber’s most influential member.
Monday, July 21, 2008, 11:49:45 AM ![Presidential candidate Sen. John McCain's advisors believe the convention timing could potentially blunt the]()
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.
Sunday, July 20, 2008, 11:31:21 PM Conservative Christian leader James Dobson has softened his stance against Republican presidential hopeful John McCain, saying he might the Arizona senator despite serious misgivings.
Sunday, July 20, 2008, 4:25:16 PM Playing a dual role as shipping lobbyist and member of a federal advisory panel, John McCain's campaign policy coordinator helped shape a controversial homeland security initiative that has taken the government 5 1/2 years to develop.
Sunday, July 20, 2008, 7:21:59 AM 
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.
Saturday, July 19, 2008, 7:58:30 AM 
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?
Friday, July 18, 2008, 9:43:55 PM Phil Gramm, a top adviser to presidential candidate John McCain, said Friday he is resigning from the role as campaign co-chair after his comments that the U.S. had become a "nation of whiners."
Friday, July 18, 2008, 9:16:51 PM 
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.
Friday, July 18, 2008, 7:20:16 PM 
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.
Friday, July 18, 2008, 3:18:19 PM 
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.
Friday, July 18, 2008, 1:30:57 PM Yes, McCain is a war hero and an honorable public servant. But emphasizing those qualities in broad generational terms--i.e., "traditional" values vs. whatever came next--doesn't make for particularly good politics. It's the "when I was your age" dilemma.
Friday, July 18, 2008, 1:20:17 PM 
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.
Thursday, July 17, 2008, 3:50:34 PM Although the Republican presidential candidate has called Social Security "a disgrace," he still cashes his own retirement check every month.
Thursday, July 17, 2008, 1:06:41 PM 
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.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008, 1:07:39 PM 
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.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008, 11:36:49 PM 
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.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008, 5:04:22 PM 
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.
Monday, July 14, 2008, 5:45:13 PM Criticisms of McCain over his self-avowed computer illiteracy are misguided -- it doesn't reflect a lack of curiosity, it reflects a lack of necessity.
Monday, July 14, 2008, 2:43:30 PM ![Presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has embraced what he calls his own]()
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.
Monday, July 14, 2008, 12:37:09 PM 
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.
Monday, July 14, 2008, 7:54:11 AM They jailed him for five years; now they want to see him in the white house
Sunday, July 13, 2008, 5:03:47 AM Senator John McCain in a wide-ranging interview called for a government that is frugal but more active than many conservatives might prefer.
Saturday, July 12, 2008, 4:42:00 PM 
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."
Friday, July 11, 2008, 3:59:31 PM Republican John McCain's presidential campaign plans to enhance its Web site with more data about its fundraising, including more details about the individuals who collect money from donors and about donors living overseas.
Friday, July 11, 2008, 8:00:53 AM John McCain was re-re-relaunching his campaign this week to focus on fixing the economy when along came his friend Phil Gramm to dismiss worried Americans as whiners. With friends like this, McCain doesn't need enemies.
Thursday, July 10, 2008, 4:49:58 PM 
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.
Thursday, July 10, 2008, 3:36:12 PM TBD
Wednesday, July 09, 2008, 11:45:11 AM Sen. John McCain intends to talk about how teachers are paid and tutoring for poor kids when he speaks at a civil rights group's convention next week.
Wednesday, July 09, 2008, 10:13:57 AM John McCain's new ad resurrects the 60's and seems to cast Barack Obama in the role of self-indulgent hippie -- a throwback to the culture wars. In short: probably not a smart approach.
Tuesday, July 08, 2008, 4:09:37 AM 
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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