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submitted by chiasma 22 months ago, from iht.com
Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain fought for votes in Pennsylvania, the only major Democratic state McCain is still aggressively contesting as his chances of winning Tuesday's presidential election appear increasingly dim. Even two Republicans once on McCain's short list for vice... More
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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 agabriel 24 months ago, from ap.google.com
Final auditions for Republican John McCain's running mate, perhaps? Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney was in Denver on Tuesday to criticize Democrat Barack Obama on behalf of the GOP nominee-in-waiting. And another Republican said to be in serious contention for the No. 2 slot, Tim Pawlenty... More
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submitted by riverdrops 24 months ago, from reuters.com
With speculation over U.S. vice presidential picks at a boil, prediction markets on Wednesday judged Democrat Joseph Biden and Republicans Mitt Romney and Tim Pawlenty most likely to get the nod. More
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submitted by agabriel 24 months ago, from politico.com
Senior Republicans are in the dark about who he'll name at a Dayton, Ohio, rally, although they say Mitt Romney and Tim Pawlenty are top contenders. More
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submitted by agabriel 25 months ago, from nytimes.com
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, rating at least 7.0 on the strange-bedfellows scale. The McCain-Romney feud was the juiciest of the Republican... More
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submitted by riverdrops 26 months ago, from reuters.com
Republican presidential candidate John McCain once likened tangling with Mitt Romney to "a wrestling match with a pig," saying "you both get dirty, and the pig likes it." That was back in January when the two were slugging it out in a fierce presidential nomination race, a contest where there... More
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submitted by rodeox 26 months ago, from politico.com
Surprising many Republican insiders, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is at the top of the vice presidential prospect list for John McCain. But lack of personal chemistry could derail the pick. “Romney as favorite” is the hot buzz in Republican circles, and top party advisers said the case... More
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submitted by bafficio 27 months ago, from nytimes.com
Senator John McCain is planning to meet this weekend with at least three potential Republican running mates at a gathering at his ranch in Arizona, suggesting that he is stepping up his search for a vice president now that the Democratic contest appears basically decided. More
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submitted by grandie4 29 months ago, from news.bostonherald.com
John McCain got some help yesterday from former Republican rival Mitt Romney, a pairing that months ago would have seemed improbable as the two fought bitterly for the party’s presidential nomination. In their first campaign swing as allies, Romney appeared with the likely Republican nominee at a... More
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submitted by blueheat 31 months ago, from cnn.com
GOP front-runner Sen. John McCain reached out to jittery conservatives Friday, saying he was ready to sit down with former candidate Mitt Romney to unite Republicans before the general election. McCain became the nearly inevitable Republican presidential nominee when Romney dropped out of the race. More
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submitted by bafficio 31 months ago, from cnn.com
Mitt Romney suspended his bid for the Republican presidential nomination Thursday, saying if he continued it would "forestall the launch of a national campaign and be making it easier for Senator Clinton or Obama to win." More
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submitted by grandie4 31 months ago, from cnn.com
Sen. John McCain awoke Wednesday with a commanding lead in the race for Republican delegates while former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney plans to meet with aides after a disappointing Super Tuesday showing. More
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submitted by blondambition02 31 months ago, from cnn.com
Article on the results of Super Tuesday and what's to come in the future primaries. More
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submitted by bafficio 31 months ago, from nytimes.com
Hillary Rodham Clinton won primaries in New York, New Jersey and Arizona and captured the biggest prize of all, California, while Senator Barack Obama strung together nearly a dozen victories from Georgia to Idaho as the two Democratic candidates were locked in an intense struggle for delegates. More
