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US Senators Warn of Stalemate in Libya [VIDEO]

Apr 25th 2011 – 3:43PM
Nasser Nasser, AP

Nasser Nasser, AP

McCain: Increase Military Support to Libyan Rebels

Apr 22nd 2011 – 1:00PM
Nasser Nasser, AP

Nasser Nasser, AP

BENGHAZI, Libya -- U.S. Sen. John McCain called for increased military support for Libya's rebels Friday, including weapons, training and stepped-up airstrikes, in a full-throated endorsement of the opposition in its fight to oust Moammar Gadhafi. In the Libyan capital, meanwhile, a senior official said government troops...

As US Eases Off in Libya, Gadhafi Holds On

Apr 2nd 2011 – 9:27PM
AP

AP

WASHINGTON - Two weeks after a dark-of-night barrage of mostly U.S. missiles and bombs opened the international air assault on Libya's Moammar Gadhafi, the American combat role is ending, the rag-tag rebels are reeling and the Pentagon is betting its European allies can finish the job. Gadhafi is still standing, with a...

US Pulling Tomahawk Missiles Out of Libya Combat

Apr 1st 2011 – 4:34PM

WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon will soon stop firing Tomahawk cruise missiles against Libya, in addition to pulling its attack planes out of the international air campaign, two U.S. defense officials said Friday. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Thursday...

Gates: Other Nations Should Arm Libyan Rebels

Mar 31st 2011 – 10:51PM
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AP

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. should avoid developing a closer relationship with Libyan opposition forces, defense leaders said Thursday, telling an often hostile Congress that foreign nations must now take over airstrike responsibilities and any effort to train and equip the rebels. With the U.S. role in Libya at a turning...

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John McCain On Syria: U.S. Inability To Help 'Embarrassing'

May 31st 2012 - 07:30AM

The United States must show stronger international leadership to halt the violence in Syria, which could become a significant issue in this year's presidential campaign, two U.S. senators said Thursday.

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Republican Foreign Policy Leaders Slow To Embrace Mitt Romney

By The Huffington Post News Editors May 30th 2012 - 04:44PM

Henry A. Kissinger gave his endorsement to John McCain more than a year and a half before the last presidential election, explaining in April 2007 that Mr. McCain's "record, character, and belief that America's best days lie ahead" made him the "the right leader for these times."

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Even With Tied Polls Now, a Wave Election Is Likely

By Sheri and Allan Rivlin May 30th 2012 - 04:44PM

A lot of people are looking at close polls in the presidential horse race, and generic congressional preference and predicting a return to the almost evenly divided red state-blue state nation that characterized the 2000 and 2004 elections.

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WATCH: McCain Calls Heckler A 'Jerk'

By elyse@huffingtonpost.com(Elyse Siegel) May 29th 2012 - 12:29PM

While speaking to a crowd in California on Monday, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) broke from his remarks when he was heckled by a protester, who was escorted out of the event after the interruption.

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John McCain Calls Heckler A 'Jerk' After Memorial Day Speech Interruption (VIDEO)

By Elyse Siegel May 29th 2012 - 09:52AM

While speaking to a crowd in California on Monday, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) broke from his remarks when he was heckled by a protester, who was escorted out of the event after the interruption.

john Mccain News From the Web

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Background on john Mccain

John Sidney McCain III (born August 29, 1936) is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican presidential nominee in the 2008 United States election.

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