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    Published: 11/4/09

    The Election Night Speeches Sarah Palin Never Gave

    By  David Sessions
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    A new book reveals for the first time the drama that unfolded on election night 2008, when McCain campaign staff battled Sarah Palin over a concession speech she planned to deliver. An excerpt published in The Daily Beast includes both the victory and concession speeches Palin had prepared to give, depending on the election outcome. The McCain campaign insisted several times that she not give the speech, and even turned the lights out on her while she and her family took pictures, fearing that she would speak anyway. The revelations offer little for those looking for more inside dirt on ...

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    Published: 10/12/09

    McCain Calls Palin a 'Formidable Force' in the GOP

    By  David Sessions

    On CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday, Sen. John McCain said he was still very fond of his former running mate, Sarah Palin, and considers her among what he sees as a strong Republican field of presidential candidates in 2012. McCain admitted that there was tension between Palin and his staff, and that he did not always agree with her, but said she helped his campaign out of its slump and that her popularity remains a big deal for the Republican Party. "There are fundamental facts . . . that cannot be denied," McCain said. "When we selected or asked Sarah Palin to be my running mate, it ...

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    Published: 10/2/09

    Senators Vote to Delay Afghanistan Testimony from Top Generals

    By  Patricia Murphy

    After a heated debate between the top Democrat and the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Senate voted Thursday to delay the testimony of top American military commanders until President Obama has announced his new strategy for the war in Afghanistan. Tensions have been building over congressional testimony from the generals as the president and Capitol Hill informally debated plans for continuing operations in Afghanistan, including how many combat troops should be deployed there. Republicans generally support additional troops to address escalating violence, while ...

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    Published: 10/2/09

    McCain Recruiting Pragmatists, Moderates to Remake GOP

    By  David Sessions
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    Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is taking the opposite route of most defeated presidential candidates: rather than quickly bowing out of national politics, McCain is working to become a transformative force in the Republican Party, Politico reported Friday. Concerned about the GOP's direction, McCain has been recruiting and raising money for candidates who share his pragmatic center-right views. McCain has been a particularly generous adviser to Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.). McCain encouraged him to run for Senate and threw a $500,000 fundraiser to support Kirk's bid. In mid-September, McCain invited ...

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    Published: 09/14/09

    John McCain, Lindsey Graham Take a Stand at The Citadel

    By  Mary C. Curtis
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    CHARLESTON, S.C. -- South Carolina can never escape its ghosts -- not that it wants to. And you can't change the rules for town halls, even if you do want to. The crowd at Monday morning's town hall meeting at The Citadel – featuring the marquee duo of Senators and good buddies John McCain and Lindsey Graham -- sat quietly for a while. But total decorum was not possible. Someone even questioned why such a crucial gathering was scheduled early on a weekday. Because "I decided to come to The Citadel and I'm the senator," said Graham (R-S.C.). He later amended his answer to say that he ...

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    Published: 08/17/09

    John McCain Praises Libyan Leader Gaddafi

    By  David Knowles

    Sen. John McCain, visiting Libya this past week, praised Muammar Gaddafi for his peacemaking efforts in Africa. In addition, McCain called for the U.S. Congress to expand ties with Gaddafi's government, according to Libya's state news agency. McCain had a face-to-face meeting with Gaddafi, which he detailed on his Twitter page with the following message: Late evening with Col. Qadhafi at his "ranch" in Libya -- interesting meeting with an interesting man. After once being designated a state sponsor of terrorism in the wake of the Pan Am bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland, Libya has seen its ...

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    Published: 08/6/09

    Mitt Romney Writing Political Book: Launch of Presidential Bid?

    By  Emily Miller

    Republican Mitt Romney signed a deal to write a book entitled "No Apology: The Case for American Greatness." The book is scheduled to be published by St. Martin's Press in March 2010, which is primary season for the midterm elections. ...

    Published: 07/31/09

    David Axelrod Told Obama to Toughen Up

    By  Patricia Murphy

    In 2006, David Axelrod wrote an unblinking assessment of Barack Obama as a presidential candidate: "You care far too much what is written and said about you. You don't relish combat when it becomes personal and nasty. When the largely irrelevant Alan Keyes attacked you, you flinched." Axelrod's get-tough man talk is just one of dozens of revelations in "The Battle for America 2008," a new book by Dan Balz and Haynes Johnson about the most compelling campaigns of 2008. In writing about the Obama campaign, Balz and Johnson share excerpts of a private strategy memo from Axelrod to Obama on the ...

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    Published: 07/22/09

    F-22s and the Alliance Defense Contractors Couldn't Beat

    By  Walter Shapiro
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    Just minutes before Tuesday's Senate vote on continued production of the F-22 jet fighter, John McCain called it "probably the most impactful amendment that I have seen in this body on almost any issue, much less the issue of defense." Barack Obama's legislative lobbyists, watching the Senate debate on television from Majority Leader Harry Reid's office, were in full agreement with the 2008 GOP presidential nominee. ...

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    Published: 07/15/09

    Did Sarah Palin Flip-Flop on Cap-and-Trade?

    By  Ria Misra

    Sarah Palin's op-ed in Tuesday's Washington Post takes cap-and-trade legislation to task as likely to do everything from drive up energy prices to threaten American energy independence. But some who remember back to her vice-presidential campaign characterize this stance as a flip-flop. ThinkProgress points out that during her debate with Joe Biden, Palin expressed support for capping carbon emissions: Gwen Ifill (moderator): But I just wanted to ask you, do you support capping carbon emissions?Sarah Palin: I do. I do. So why the difference? Some of it may simply be that Palin was running ...

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