Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. John McCain [R, AZ]

Egan, Kerttula plan to run for new terms in state Legislature

2009-11-08T00:00:00Z

...gas pipeline to Alaska, Kerttula had publicly questioned Palin's qualifications to be vice president when she was U.S. Sen. John McCain's running mate. Palin then attempted to appoint two Juneau residents who re-registered as Democrats to be eligible fo

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2010 elections: Democratic fears, Republican hopes

2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

...has Obama's old seat, aren't running. Republicans also have in their sights Democratic Sens. Blanche Lincoln in Arkansas, a state John McCain won last fall; Chris Dodd in Connecticut, hampered by a mortgage controversy; Arlen Specter in Pennsylvania, th

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Sarah Palin To Speak at Gridiron Dinner

2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

...The NIU Executive Club cordially invites alumni from the NIU College of Business to its annual scholarship... WASHINGTON -Sen. John McCain says Sarah Palin remains a formidable force in the Republican Party despite widespread criticisms of his 2008 runn

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Sarah Palin's speeches were ready but never seen -- until now

2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

...year ago Wednesday, then-Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin stood by while her Republican running mate, Sen. John McCain, delivered his concession speech outside the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix. Turns out Palin would have liked to give a little speech too, thankin

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US Senate rejects bid aimed at Sept 11 terrorists

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...position to use every instrument of national power, including both courts and military commissions, to ensure that terrorists are brought to justice." Graham's amendment was co-sponsored by Sens. Joe Lieberman, an independent, and Republican John McCain

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Senate tables amendment on 9/11 trials

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), who caucuses with Democrats. Graham, along with allies such as 2008 GOP presidential nominee John McCain (Ariz.), argued that the suspects’ legal rights would be protected in a military commission but that a civilian trial

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McCain Says Health Care Bill Would Face Constitutional Challenge

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...D.C.) -- Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) predicted on Thursday that there will be a constitutional challenge to the provision in the health care bill under consideration in Congress that would require all Americans to buy health insurance. According to

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Health care issues: What are GOP's reform ideas?

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...turn them out of Congress. The GOP's top targets: Democratic freshmen from districts Republican presidential contender John McCain won in 2008.- Laurie Kellman A look at key issues in the health care debate: THE ISSUE: Republicans are the minority...

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Fiorina's record at HP will be key to Senate race

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...she has served on advisory boards for the Department of State and the Department of Defense and worked as an advisor for Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign. Fiorina was diagnosed with breast cancer on Feb. 20 and underwent surgery. She completed h

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Sarah Palin victory and defeat speeches leaked

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

...her husband Todd as the nation's "first ever Second Dude" in the event of victory. In defeat, which she suffered with Senator John McCain at the hands of Barack Obama and Joe Biden, the Republican vice-presidential candidate wanted to tell Todd to "get

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Barbara Walters to interview Sarah Palin

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...at a Barnes & Noble in Grand Rapids, Mich., where Palin, the 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate, and running mate Sen. John McCain made a campaign appearance last fall. Choosing Michigan as the first state fits the book's title, which refers to

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Sivility: Dear John McCain

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

...CONSERVATIVES to offices! We have a country to save, no thanks to you. Enjoy your retirement. James B. Sivils Long Beach, CA John McCain wrote: No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version

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Bennett: Earmarks not bankrupting country

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

... Bennett has been taken to task for seeking $1 million to combat Mormon crickets, which was branded by U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., as an example of budget pork. Utah's junior senator said earmark critics do not understand the Constitution -- and

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Rivals launch last-minute push

2009-11-02T00:00:00Z

...on Tuesday, and urge your friends and family to vote, too." Palin drew enthusiastic crowds in Virginia while campaigning as Sen. John McCain's running mate last year, but she was also a polarizing figure in the presidential race and turned off some inde

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South: GOP Tries to Till New Soil in Once-Fertile Region

2009-11-02T00:00:00Z

...during the open-seat contest in 2008. He turned them down then, too, and went on to win by the narrowest of margins while Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) won the district by 26 points in the presidential race. It was the first time the GOP lost the district

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Southwest: GOP Looking to Recapture House Seats It Lost

2009-11-02T00:00:00Z

...comfortable 12-point margin the past two cycles, ever since she won the 2006 race to replace veteran Rep. Jim Kolbe (R). Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) won the district in 2008 with 52 percent of the vote. But Giffords, a former Member of both the state Hou

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Mountain: Markey, Minnick Among Most Vulnerable Frosh

2009-11-02T00:00:00Z

...Democratic Party that is not popular in Idaho. One of their two candidates is Vaughn Ward, a former Senate aide and CIA employee who served in Iraq with the Marine Corps and later ran the 2008 Nevada presidential campaign of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.)..

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Senators Jostle For Position On Health Reform Provisions

2009-11-02T00:00:00Z

...it with every annoying tool in his arsenal: filing amendments (he has done that 508 times since joining the Senate, second only to John McCain's 542 in that period), undertaking filibusters and objecting strenuously" (Leibovich, 10/29). Roll Call repor

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Video: Sen. Lieberman On Public Option

2009-11-01T00:00:00Z

...Nation" that he is optimistic the final health care reform bill will include a public option. Regarding Afghanistan, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) told Bob Schieffer on "Face The Nation" that "every day we delay will be a delay in this strategy in succeedi

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Video: Axelrod Reacts To Right's Slams On Obama

2009-11-01T00:00:00Z