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Former McCain home goes up for auction

A former home of Arizona Sen. John McCain is scheduled to go up for auction next week.

McCain links political correctness to shootings

Sen. John McCain says he has no doubt that "political correctness" played a role in preventing concerns about the alleged Fort Hood gunman from reaching the right people.

McCain: Tension between aides, Palin 'no big deal'

U.S. Sen. John McCain said Saturday that he enjoyed reading running mate Sarah Palin's new memoir and downplayed any tension between their campaign aides as "no big deal."

McCain urges Obama to speed up Afghan decision

U.S. Sen. John McCain predicted success in the Afghan war effort Friday if President Barack Obama makes a decision quickly to send the reinforcements requested by his top commander there.

Tina Brown: Palin Newsweek cover is not sexist

Now that Palin has stopped pretending to be a politician, she’s back to being, uh, whatever she was before.

McCain talks health care, spending at town hall

Sen. John McCain says Americans are in the toughest times he can remember and that President Barack Obama hasn't brought the change in Washington that he promised.

McCain exhorts Obama to make Afghan decision now

Sen. John McCain is exhorting President Barack Obama to make a decision quickly on sending additional troops to Afghanistan, saying U.S allies are nervous and military commanders are frustrated.

US Sen. McCain's mother leaves Portuguese hospital

A Lisbon hospital says it has discharged the 97-year-old mother of U.S. Senator John McCain after a weeklong stay following a fall.

Judge says Va. violated absentee voters' rights

A federal judge has ruled that Virginia violated the voting rights of military service members and other Americans overseas when officials failed to mail more than 2,100 absentee ballots in time for last year's presidential election.

McCain strategist defends Palin as 2008 VP choice

A top adviser from John McCain's presidential campaign who has criticized Sarah Palin's odds as a 2012 presidential candidate defended Wednesday the decision to pick her as McCain's 2008 running mate.

Great-grandma Tasered by cop admits: ‘I lost it’

Great-grandma Kathryn “Sue” Winkfein comes across as an awfully nice, polite woman. So just how did this 4-foot-11 72-year-old wind up getting Tasered by a cop?

McCain says Palin remains strong force in the GOP

Sen. John McCain says Sarah Palin remains a formidable force in the Republican Party despite widespread criticisms of his 2008 running mate.

McCain: Al-Qaida, Taliban must be seen as partners

Sen. John McCain says Obama administration policy decisions in Afghanistan shouldn't be based on viewing the insurgent Taliban and the al-Qaida terrorist network as separate and distinct issues.

McCain: Time is running short for Afghan decision

Sen. John McCain says too much is at stake in Afghanistan for the United States and its allies to give up the fighting there and says he hopes President Barack Obama "will make the right decision."

Obama credits McCain on health coverage plan

President Barack Obama is including a proposal from his Republican rival last year as part of his health care reform plan.

McCain speaks with angry crowd at Ariz. town hall

Sen. John McCain met with an angry crowd at a town-hall meeting about health care reform Wednesday, sometimes having to fight to talk and telling one woman who wouldn't stop yelling that she had to leave.

McCain: Afghanistan needs Petraeus' Iraq approach

Sen. John McCain said he wants the military leadership in Afghanistan to use the same aggressive approach that Gen. David Petraeus used successfully in Iraq.

McCain refuses to consider taxes to reduce deficit

Sen. John McCain is refusing to consider raising taxes to reduce the ballooning deficit.

McCain: Obama must drop health care public option

Sen. John McCain says President Barack Obama will have to drop proposals for a government-run health insurance option if he hopes to reach congressional agreement on health-care reform.

McCain: Health debate hurt by Kennedy's absence

Republican Sen. John McCain says the absence of ailing Ted Kennedy in pushing health-care reform has made a "huge, huge difference" in whether legislation gets passed.

McCain to oppose Sotomayor for Supreme Court

Republican Sen. John McCain says he'll oppose Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor when the Senate votes on her confirmation this week.

McCain is 'sick' over steroid scandal in baseball

Sen. John McCain is lamenting the latest report of a baseball player linked to performance-enhancing drugs.

McCain says US may need more troops in Afghanistan

Sen. John McCain says it appears that the U.S. needs to send more troops to Afghanistan.

McCain undecided on vote for Sotomayor

Sen. John McCain says he is still on the fence when it comes to voting for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor.

McCain says Obama fails to be a bipartisan leader

Sen. John McCain says President Barack Obama has failed in his effort to be a bipartisan leader.

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Jon Meacham Turns "Newsweek" into "The Onion"
Source: TaylorMarsh.com

In Meacham's mind, Barack Obama losing to Dick Cheney would prove something that Obama seemingly didn't prove to these people by beating McCain-Palin; running a campaign that was basically the anti-Bush platform, promising the opposite of everything his Administration and Dic …

Newsweeks top 10 quotes
Source: Newsweek

Some very memorable quotes, now that I heard them again. I thought memorable quotes were ones you didn't have to hear again to remember.

Going Rogue by Sarah Palin.. A not friendly book review
Source: Guardian Unlimited

Sarah Palin is a figure of fun on the American left, easily lampooned as a know-nothing, gun-toting ex-beauty queen who loves God and the red, white and blue above pretty much anything else except for Todd, her macho husband, who races snowmobiles across the Alaskan tundra.

John McCain Says 'I enjoyed' Sarah Palin's Memoir
Source: msnbc.com

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia - U.S. Sen. John McCain said Saturday that he enjoyed reading running mate Sarah Palin's new memoir and downplayed any tension between their campaign aides as "no big deal."

Palinophobes Hate First, Ask Questions Later :: Jonah Goldberg
Source: RealClearPolitics

Slate magazine is just one of the countless media outlets convulsing with St. Vitus' Dance over that demonic succubus Sarah Palin.

John McCain May Not Be Senator For Long - Former GOP Nominee Faces Dead-Heat Primary Challenge in 2010
Source: Talking Points Memo

A new Rasmussen poll finds that Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) could potentially be in trouble with Republican voters back home in Arizona, where he's often faced criticism from the right for his views on immigration.

John Tantillo's Brand Winner... And Loser: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and Sarah Palin
Source: Maketing Doctor Blog

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is singled out for his strong brand...which accounts for how he is (unfortunately) able to use the trial location of nyc to his advantage.

Why is the left terrified of Sarah Palin?
Source:

So I have to ask: What's with the incessant stream of vitriol from the left? Why does almost every blog I read, every forum or message board I visit, along with many updates by my friends on Face Book, contain anti-Palin diatribes, snipes, or links?

Fox News Again Airs Misleading Video, This to Promote Palin
Source: Yahoo! News

For the second time in just over a week, Fox News is coming under fire for misusing old news footage.

McCain Defends Staffers From Palin Barbs
Source: CBS News

Sen. John McCain defended his 2008 presidential campaign staff today against the attacks lobbed at them from Sarah Palin's new book, "Going Rogue."

Sarah Palin: Andrea Mitchell Is a Whore (Guest Villains: Politico.com)

It is not Sarah Palin who says Andrea Mitchell is a whore (meant figuratively, with apologies to literal, honest whores). That is me, repeating the title of an article I wrote months ago.

Who killed the mccain campaign?

The media has been quoting unnamed "mccain campaign staffers" in saying that palin was a drain on the ticket, and casting her as the instrument of mccain's defeat. Is there any truth in that?

Fox News: More Fair And Balanced Than The Others?
Source: Forbes

So how could Fox have both the most balanced and the most anti-Obama coverage? Simple. It's because the other networks were all so pro-Obama.

Why the Left Fears Sarah Palin
Source: American Thinker

Have you ever seen so much hatred for, and vitriolic criticism of, someone who had only a brief stint on the national political stage? More than a year after the presidential election in which Sarah Palin, as the GOP nominee for Vice-President, campaigned for about 3 months, she  …

A Conservative Read On Palin's 'Going Rogue'
Source:

Going Rogue is a book designed to re-introduce Palin as a national political force, and — though she's coy about this — to lay the groundwork for a 2012 presidential run.

Sarah Palin : Love her or Hate her but you can't ignore her.

Sarah Palin struck the American population like a stealth fighter on September 03/ 2008.

Sarah Palin: I Want to Play a Major Role in National Politics, 'If People Will Have Me'
Source: ABC News

In an interview with ABC News' Barbara Walters, Palin, whose book, "Going Rogue: An American Life," lands on bookshelves Tuesday, said she would give the president a mere four for his job performance on a scale of one to 10.

Sarah Palin wants to friend you
Source: CNN

Sarah Palin appears on Oprah on Monday to mark the launch of her book, "Going Rogue." She'll follow up with an extensive interview with Barbara Walters, a multicity book tour and appearances on the Fox News Channel and talk radio.

Sarah Palin book Going Rogue attacks John McCain campaign - Telegraph
Source: Telegraph

I found this article to be full of tid bits from Sarah Palins book where she complains about everything including her own party. She even feels that her party was instrumental in distorting her image. I actually thought she was doing fine on her own

McCain camp: Palin account 'all fiction'
Source: Politico

Top aides to Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign hit back at Sarah Palin Friday and Saturday, calling the former vice presidential nominee's soon-to-be-released book "revisionist and self serving" "fiction."

Where Was The Libertarian Party?

Election Day 2009 has come and gone. Relatively speaking, this election was as insignificant as any off-year election is, as opposed to a mid-term election, but it still could have been an important year for the Libertarian Party, if we had simply bothered to show up.

Palin: Tensions ran high with McCain aides
Source: msnbc.com

The rumors are true, according to Sarah Palin. The McCain-Palin campaign was not a happy family. In Palin's "Going Rogue," Palin confirms reports of tension between her aides and those of the 2008 Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain.

The Four Hotties of the (Democratic) Apocalypse

The common myth is that democratic women are hotter than republicans. Like most myths, this one is not very accurate. Leaving out the hollywood faction, the current crop of female pols and talking heads swings lustily toward the right. laura bush vs.

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