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McCain Uses Dracula Ad to Mock Opponent Hayworth

By Steve PendleburyApr 13th 2010 – 5:53PM
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(April 13) -- Sen. John McCain has staked his claim to honors for weirdest commercial of the campaign season. But he has some competition. The Arizona Republican's latest ad in his primary race against J.D. Hayworth includes the claim that the challenger believes "Dracula is real" -- and uses some footage from the classic...

Palin Campaigns for McCain in Arizona

Mar 26th 2010 – 7:36AM
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TUCSON, Ariz. (March 26) -- Sarah Palin lent her star power among fellow conservatives to former running mate John McCain in his tough Senate re-election campaign, telling a rally Friday that McCain pegged President Barack Obama right when he said the Democrat would swell the size of government. McCain is facing the...

Limbaugh Vows to Leave US for Health Care Needs

By David KnowlesMar 9th 2010 – 2:00PM
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Correction, March 10, 1:16 pm An earlier version of this story mistakenly reported that Rush Limbaugh had threatened to move to Costa Rica if Congress passed health care reform. Instead, Mr. Limbaugh said that he would travel to Costa Rica for medical care if the bill was passed while continuing to reside in this...

'Joe the Plumber' Says McCain Tried to Use Him

Feb 15th 2010 – 2:55PM
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(Feb. 15) -- Joe the Plumber became a household name during Sen. John McCain's 2008 campaign, but now the man also known as Sam Wurzelbacher has harsh words for the former Republican presidential candidate. "I don't owe him s---," Wurzelbacher said about McCain over the weekend. "He really screwed my life up is how I look...

McCain's Wife Poses for Ad Endorsing Gay Marriage

Jan 20th 2010 – 10:23PM
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WASHINGTON (Jan. 20) -- Cindy McCain, the wife of 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain, and their daughter Meghan have posed for photos endorsing pro-gay marriage forces in California. Mrs. McCain appears with silver duct tape across her mouth and "NOH8" written on one cheek in a photo posted Wednesday to the...

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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.

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  • 06/01/12 Alumni in politics debate causes of polarization Source: Daily Princetonian - Princeton NJ Chief of Staff to Vice President Joe Biden Bruce Reed '82 and five other alumni active in politics argued about the causes of political polarization in Washington D.C. in an alumni-faculty forum Friday morning.
  • 06/01/12 U.S. Companies -- Not China -- Pose The Real... Source: AOL Defense The Senate Armed Services Committee turned its spotlight last November on the problem of sup-par and counterfeit Chinese-made parts used in U.S. weapons programs, including Boeing's new P-8A aircraft, the Marine Corps' V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, and the Navy's Los Angeles-class nuclear submarine.
  • 06/01/12 Reader comments: What do you think explains the... Source: NOLA.com - New Orleans LA "No other comment on this issues matters except this (pardon the arrogance): it is incredibly sad that in 2012, there is a contingent of Americans who believes that if you aren't white, you must prove you are an American citizen. Absolutely pitiful and embarrassing."
  • 06/01/12 Letter: Village needs undeveloped space Source: NorthJersey.com - Hackensack NJ One would be hard-pressed to find a poet, a painter, a soldier, a statesman who doesn't seek untouched woods to find inspiration, tranquility and solace.
  • 05/31/12 Politics Today: Obama, Rubio birthers should read the... Source: Kingsburg Recorder - Hanford CA Birtherism — the belief that Barack Obama was born in Kenya, not in the United States — pretty much died last year when the White House released a copy of the president's long-form birth certificate showing he was born in Honolulu on Aug. 4, 1961.

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