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Published: 02/2/11

Obama White House Meeting with McCain Signals Thaw in Frosty Relations

By  Andrea Stone - Politics Daily
Obama White House Meeting with McCain Signals Thaw in Frosty Relations

WASHINGTON -- John McCain may not have emerged from a private meeting in the Oval Office today as Barack Obama's BFF but the two former presidential rivals appear on friendlier terms than they have been for awhile. Amid chaos in Egypt and a monster blizzard in the Midwest, the president took time out of his packed schedule to meet for 30 minutes behind closed doors at the White House with the Arizona Republican. "Senator McCain and the President had a productive meeting on a range of issues, including the situation in the Middle East, immigration reform and border security, trade, and ...

Published: 07/27/10

Tim Pawlenty: Man of the Moment for a New GOP?

By  Eleanor Clift - Politics Daily
Tim Pawlenty: Man of the Moment for a New GOP?

I first met Tim Pawlenty when he came by for an interview with Newsweek reporters and editors at the 2008 Republican Convention in Minnesota. He had been passed over for the vice presidency, and the slight was still raw. You could tell he was hurting -- more by his body language than anything he said. He walked us through the vice-presidential vetting process, which for him was quite extensive, as questions swirled about how much the Republican nominee, John McCain, knew about Sarah Palin, his surprise pick, and the pregnancy of her teenage daughter, which dominated news coverage as the ...

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