AP:The cable network MSNBC on Friday stopped airing a commercial by two liberal groups that makes an issue of John McCain’s past bouts with skin cancer and demands that he release his medical records to the public. “The ad had
AP: Republican presidential nominee John McCain said ‘Congress once again came up empty handed.’ The comment comes a day after the House rejected a massive rescue plan for the nation’s economy.
AP: John McCain accused Barack Obama of compiling “the most liberal voting record in the United States Senate” Friday night in an intense first debate of their close campaign for the White House. The Democrat shot back, “Mostly that’s just
Sen. Joe Lieberman says that John McCain’s presence on Capitol Hill allowed key lawmakers to get to work negotiating the finance bailout bill.
AP: Republican leaders say the presence of Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Barack Obama and Republican Presidential Candidate Sen. John McCain in Washington, encouraged lawmakers to progress on the Wall Street bailout plan.
AP: With economic anxiety rising, Republican John McCain and running mate Sarah Palin addressed the failing economy with financially struggling voters at a campaign stop.
AP: Hackers broke into the Yahoo! e-mail account that Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin used for official business as Alaska’s governor, revealing as evidence a few inconsequential personal messages she has received since John McCain selected her as his
“Our economy in crisis. Only proven reformers John McCain and Sarah Palin can fix it.â€
Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain pay their respects at ground zero.
Washington Times: “What I was suggesting — you’re absolutely right that John McCain has not talked about my Muslim faith. And you’re absolutely right that that has not come.” Mr. Stephanopoulos interrupted with, “Christian faith.” “My Christian faith,” Mr. Obama
MSNBC’s Chris Matthews says John McCain gave a “clear confession†of what he is going to do to change the mistakes of the past eight years.
AP: Claiming her historic spot on the Republican ticket, vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin mocked Barack Obama’s experience and promise of change Wednesday night and pledged to help John McCain upend the Washington establishment.
AP: John McCain took the spotlight Wednesday in this excited convention city where he will claim the Republican presidential nomination, arriving with hugs for running mate Sarah Palin and her pregnant daughter—and a handshake for the 17-year-old’s husband-to-be.
WCCO: John McCain may appear by satellite and may not travel to the Republican National Convention in St. Paul and several party organizers are turning their parties into fund-raisers.
John McCain says Republicans will suspend most of the activities planned for Monday’s opening of their national convention because of the threat of Hurricane Gustav.
AP: Sources say Republican presidential nominee-to-be John McCain has named Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate, picking the state’s youngest governor and its first female top executive.
PolitiFact: “We found Obama was doing a little cherry-picking with his claim that Sen. John McCain ‘said no to higher fuel-efficiency standards for cars.’ In fact, McCain has a mixed record, having opposed such measures in 2003 and 2005. But
AP: A video interlude carried images of destruction, global warming, Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, Zimbabwe’s authoritarian President Robert Mugabe—and U.S. Senator John McCain. Another sequence, shown later, pictured slain Beatle John Lennon, followed by climate activist Al Gore, Mahatma Gandhi
Breitbart.tv editors Scott Baker and Liz Stephans look at the day’s hot news stories. Also on today’s show: A Google Earth tour of John McCain’s homes & the Wisconsin couple with a secret recipe for lottery success.
AP: John McCain says he’s not challenging Barack Obama’s patriotism in criticizing the Democrat’s call to pull out of Iraq, only his judgment.
John McCain is closing the gap with Barack Obama in a new CBS News Poll, as interest rises in who their running mates will be.
AP: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is criticized Republican rival John McCain Tuesday at a VFW convention; for questioning his patriotism and his judgment on national security matters, especially on Iraq.
FT: Barack Obama and John McCain enter their final week before the start of the US presidential nominating conventions amid intense speculation about who they plan to choose as their respective running mates — with Mr Obama almost certain to
AP: In speaking about the conflict between Russia and Georgia, John McCain said he told the Georgian president that Americans are standing with their country.
