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submitted by agabriel 24 months ago, from nytimes.com
After days of mounting questions about her qualifications, Gov. Sarah Palin prepared to rally the Republican National Convention tonight by touting her small-town government experience and ridiculing concerns about whether she is up to the job of vice president. More
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submitted by bafficio 27 months ago, from politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com
Former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee said Sunday he’s interested in John McCain’s No. 2 spot. “There's no one I would rather be on a ticket with than John McCain,” the former Arkansas governor said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” More
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submitted by riverdrops 28 months ago, from msnbc.msn.com
Republican presidential candidate John McCain and former rival Mike Huckabee teamed up on the campaign trail for the first time on Friday, with Huckabee joking that they were so civil when they were opponents they don't have to "unsay" any bad things. McCain said that early in the GOP campaign... More
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submitted by eooties 28 months ago, from boston.com
While nearly all the attention focused on the hard-fought Democratic primary in Pennsylvania, John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee, didn't exactly have a walkover. The Arizona senator won 73 percent of the nearly 805,000 votes cast Tuesday, but libertarian Representative Ron Paul of... More
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submitted by chiasma 30 months ago, from politico.com
John McCain capped one of the most remarkable political comebacks in American history by seizing the Republican nomination tonight. With decisive victories in Texas, Ohio, Vermont and Rhode Island, McCain surged past the needed 1,191 delegates to win the GOP nod. More
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submitted by chiasma 30 months ago, from cnn.com
Voters in four states are heading to the polls Tuesday with a good chance at making the difference in deciding the Democratic and Republican presidential nominees. It could be the most consequential day so far in the race to the White House. The results in Texas, Ohio, Rhode Island and Vermont... More
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submitted by grandie4 30 months ago, from cnn.com
Sen. John McCain could clinch the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday, but Mike Huckabee refuses to call it quits. McCain is just 158 delegates shy of sealing the nomination, and 256 Republican delegates are up for grabs Tuesday. The biggest prizes are Ohio and Texas. Rhode Island and... More
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submitted by chiasma 30 months ago, from politico.com
Mike Huckabee is technically still running for president, but increasingly his bid is aimed at strengthening his public profile for the next stage in his career. Within the campaign, there’s a degree of optimism about his chances of preventing John McCain from garnering the 1,191 delegates needed... More
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submitted by bafficio 30 months ago, from cnn.com
Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain will win in Wisconsin, CNN projects. The victory marks the ninth consecutive win for Obama over rival Hillary Clinton since a split-decision on Super Tuesday two weeks ago. More
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submitted by grandie4 30 months ago, from cnn.com
Presidential candidates from both parties said Tuesday they welcome the decision by Cuban President Fidel Castro to step down. Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona called the resignation "nearly half a century overdue." More
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submitted by grandie4 30 months ago, from cnn.com
In the frantic race for the Democratic nomination, where every delegate counts, states like Hawaii, Wisconsin and Washington are now playing a bigger role in slimming down the race. At stake: 94 Democratic delegates, 56 Republican delegates. More
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submitted by blueheat 30 months ago, from cnn.com
Wisconsin and Hawaii become the latest battlegrounds in the struggle for the Democratic presidential nominee Tuesday, while Republican Sen. John McCain is looking for victories to finally knock his last remaining major rival out of the race. More
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submitted by blueheat 31 months ago, from cnn.com
Sen. Barack Obama's wave of momentum got bigger on Tuesday. And while Sen. John McCain might not have turned the corner, he can now peek around it. Obama scored a breakthrough win in the Potomac primaries by cutting into Sen. Hillary Clinton's base and winning across the demographic board. More
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submitted by agabriel 31 months ago, from politico.com
McCain swept the so-called Chesapeake Primary, scoring decisive wins in VA, MD and the District of Columbia, moving a step closer to clinching the Republican nomination. But, just as he did last week on Super Tuesday, McCain got another reminder of his softness among Southern conservatives. More
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submitted by grandie4 31 months ago, from cnn.com
Sen. Barack Obama will win the Virginia Democratic primary, CNN projects. Obama led Clinton 63-36 percent, early returns showed. Obama also finished ahead of Sen. Hillary Clinton in all five of the Democratic contests last weekend. More
