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July 22, 2008 - A top McCain advisor is connected to an embroiled Bush fundraiser:
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He Must Have Missed The Memo

July 21, 2008 - McCain's Iraq policy is out of touch:
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Back From Belarus

July 18, 2008 - McCain and Phil Gramm forgive and forget, and the Whiner In Chief is back in the game:
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300 Economists Endorse This Blog Post

July 9, 2008 - If you can't beat 'em, make them up? McCain economists not so keen on his plan
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McCain's Credit Card Budget

July 8, 2008 - The reviews are in...
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Sick Workers Left Behind

July 7, 2008 - McCain’s fend-for-yourself approach to healthcare leaves older, sicker workers behind:
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A Flaw In The Plan

July 3, 2008 - McCain’s health care proposals could result in a dramatic increase in taxes for many Americans:
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The Honeymoon's Over

June 27, 2008 - Schwarzenegger refuses to jump on board McCain’s offshore drilling proposal:
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Lobbyists For Veep!!

June 25, 2008 - McCain main man Tom Ridge skirts foreign lobbying rules after work for Albania:
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California Drilling, er, Dreaming

June 23, 2008 - McCain proves he would be no friend to the environment
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McCain Struggles

June 10, 2008 - The McCain campaign is reportedly struggling to keep up in some states:
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Don’t Believe The Hype

June 10, 2008 - McCain still loves the lobbyists
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Time To Expunge The Record

June 5, 2008 - Oh that pesky Senate record...
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McCain's Lobbyists

May 22, 2008 - Ask not what your lobbyists can do for you, ask what you can do for your lobbyists:
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McCain's Lobbyists Are Putin Him in A Bind

May 14, 2008 - McCain right-hand man/lobbyist ties to Putin-backed political party raises some eyebrows:
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Wind Power

May 12, 2008 - If you don't like John McCain's environmental position, just wait five minutes... it will change:
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Let's Make A Deal!

May 9, 2008 - 'You Scratch My Back I'll Scratch Yours' McCain pushed key land deal for fundraiser:
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Sometimes Pandering Gets You Nowhere

April 18, 2008 - McCain earmark cutting would leave Military families out in the cold.
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April 17, 2008 - McCain's economic plan meets resistance on the Republican side as well, with Republicans in the House and Senate "split on some of the details, including a plan to stem the tide of foreclosures and another creating a summer gas-tax holiday."
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Read Between the Lines

April 16, 2008 - McCain pledges to offer help for average Americans, but most of his proposals are aimed at the wealthy and corporations:
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Another Flip-Flop

April 11, 2008 - After taking the heat, McCain flips on mortgage help. But which plan will he settle on? McCain’s proposal, which he called the “HOME Program,” would let some homeowners replace their mortgage for one that is more in line with the...
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Flip This Mortgage Plan!

March 28, 2008 - John McCain takes a ride on the Pander Express! He delivers different messages to Ohio voters and TV cameras:
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This Won't Help GOP Party Unity

March 19, 2008 - McCain advisor contradicts the Senator on the religious right:
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This Post Has Nothing to do With Politics

March 17, 2008 - McCain's 'I swear it's not political' trip abroad includes a high dollar fundraiser in London:
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November's Economic Outlook

March 14, 2008 - The failing economy spells bad news for McCain and GOP in November:
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John McCain, Not A Friend To The Animals

March 12, 2008 - Well, at least not the grizzly bears:
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Nothing 'Straight' About McCain's Budget Talk

March 11, 2008 - His plan would only worsen the state of the economy:
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90 Percent Bush, 10 Percent Flip Flop

March 10, 2008 - From the Washington Post:
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Don't Worry, He Has Alan Greenspan's Book!

March 7, 2008 - It's about time for John McCain to get with the economic program:
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Spring Break!!!

March 6, 2008 - Don't expect McCain in the Senate anytime soon:
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Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid

March 4, 2008 - ...of McCain's economic proposals:
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Bittersweet Endorsement?

February 29, 2008 - McCain picks up support of Texas preacher who has some choice words for the Catholic Church: John McCain proudly touted picking up the support of Texas preacher John Hagee at a town hall meeting this morning in Houston. But Hagee's...
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The Debate Begins: McCain vs America

February 19, 2008 - McCain continues his transition to McCain 2.0 with his torture vote, as an LA Times editorial points out
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Not "Entirely" at Arms Length?

February 19, 2008 - So which is it, Senator?
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Another Principle Gets Tossed Out the Window

February 15, 2008 - The disgraced Tom DeLay is now stumping for McCain in Arizona. DeLay once said that he "might have to sit this one out" if McCain won the nomination.
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Everything He Touches Turns Into An Ethics Investigation

February 14, 2008 - A Huckabee pastor endorsement is being investigated by the IRS:
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McCain Shows Up... But Only to Flip Flop

February 13, 2008 - Today with 51 votes, the Senate successfully voted to declare that, as Senator Reid put it, "the Army Field Manual works and torture does not."
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Don't Mess With Me, Er, Texas

February 13, 2008 - Huckabee refuses to face the music:
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McCain Runs Against...

February 13, 2008 - himself
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Huckabee Didn't Get the Memo

February 12, 2008 - He's still doing robocalls on Romney:
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He Already Quit His Day Job

February 8, 2008 - McCain got lost on his way to the Senate floor:
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Clemency Turned Bad

February 6, 2008 - "A Van Buren man paroled in 2004 after then-Gov. Mike Huckabee commuted his six-year prison sentence for fourth-offense DWI pleaded guilty to a new drunken driving charge Tuesday."
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Million Dollar Delegates

February 6, 2008 - Maybe he should have invested in something else. Romney is getting a bad return on candidacy:
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Counting His Chickens...

February 5, 2008 - McCain ignores Romney on the trail:
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Do As I Say, Not As I Do?

February 1, 2008 - You remember those robocalls on Huckabee's behalf that Huckabee criticized? Well, it turns out that he has accepted contributions from that same group:
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More Gifts

January 29, 2008 - Huckabee's ever-growing list of ethics complaints gets a little bit longer:
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More War

January 28, 2008 - From the Huffington Post: "The presidential candidate who sang "Bomb bomb Iran" is already looking towards the war after the war in Iraq."
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Memo To Voters

January 25, 2008 - Mitt Romney doesn't care about you:
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Running Scared

January 23, 2008 - "A debate between John McCain, Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee that was to be held on ABC's "This Week" Sunday from Florida fell through after McCain declined to come to Miami for the proposed forum, a network source confirms."
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The Tancredo Effect

January 17, 2008 - Another installment of Governor Huckabee vs. presidential candidate Huckabee. This time, Mike continues his rightward spiral on immigration:
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South Carolina Dogfight

January 10, 2008 - South Carolina is no New Hampshire. Unfriendly faces greet McCain in the Palmetto State:
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Dissent Among the Ranks?

January 9, 2008 - Yesterday I talked about Huckabee's flip-flop on immigration. After his top immigration surrogate claimed he supported a constitutional amendment to deny birthright citizenship -- and after his campaign refused to back away from it -- they later put out a statement reversing his position.
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Surveying the GOP Wreckage

January 9, 2008 - The morning after the primary, the GOP field remains in disarray
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The Truth Comes Out!

January 8, 2008 - It's the understatement of the day, coming from Fred Thompson's wife, about how little Fred Thompson wanted to run: "It wasn't something that he had a burning desire for."
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They Never Learn, Do They?

January 7, 2008 - Giuliani's New York canvassers are trolling Red Sox Nation in Yankees garb, in advance of the primary:
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Rudy Floats A Veep Name

January 4, 2008 - Cheney?!?!?
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Say It Ain't So!

January 3, 2008 - Thompson may drop out if he (surprise) performs poorly in Iowa today, says the Politico citing officials close to his campaign.
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Four Strikes... Huckabee's Out?

December 31, 2007 - 1 & 2: Huckabee pulls a double gaffe on Pakistan question.
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Iowa GOP Voters Feel Left Out in the Cold

December 21, 2007 - "Iowa Republican Party leaders say the level of activity and enthusiasm surrounding the 2008 campaign has not approached the level of eight years ago or the Democrats' race this year, reflecting in part a struggle among voters to find the right candidate."
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Don't Buck the System

December 20, 2007 - Giuliani’s late-state strategy isn’t panning out exactly the way he planned:
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Romney Even Flips On His Own Dad

December 20, 2007 - Mitt didn’t actually mean his father marched with MLK, when he said that remembered seeing it.
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Tax Evaders For Mitt

December 19, 2007 - We've all heard about business setting up "shell" companies overseas in order to take advantage of tax loopholes and avoid paying their fair share.
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Conveniently Suppressed?

December 19, 2007 - Romney 'doesn't recall' attending a Planned Parenthood fundraiser, but the photographic evidence is at Blue Mass Group.
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Huckabee Not Ready for Meet the Press

December 18, 2007 - He wants another two weeks. What exactly has he been doing the past 11 months?
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SHOCKER!

December 17, 2007 - Rudy exaggerated his record on his US Attorney service:
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Giuliani Firm May Have Violated Federal Law With Florida Client

December 14, 2007 - "Rudolph W. Giuliani’s consulting firm was hired in 2002 to help a Florida company build its business under a contract that called for Mr. Giuliani’s firm to be paid in part for lining up work with the federal government and other clients, company records show."
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Haley Barbour Floated As Giuliani VP

December 14, 2007 - Because adding a tobacco company lobbyist to the ticket will distract from Giuliani's shady clients?
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Thompson Vows To Go Nonstop In Iowa

December 13, 2007 - TNR gives us the latest from "the Hardest-Working Man In Show Business," Fred Thompson.
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Sounds Kind of Like My Dog Ate My Homework

December 12, 2007 - Giuliani continues to offer questionable excuses on Judi security expenses:
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Who Cares What Our Intelligence Says?

December 12, 2007 - "They're undoubtedly intent upon nuclear weapons. I don't care what this latest NIE says. That's foolishness that represents our own inability to get a handle on it more than anything else." - Fred Thompson
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Boycotting New Hampshire?

December 11, 2007 - So where will Fred Thompson be? He's not returning to New Hampshire, or at least isn't planning on it:
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What Year is Huckabee Living In?

December 10, 2007 - Huckabee, on one of the Sunday talk shows, said he still thinks that AIDS patients should have been isolated from the public:
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So Much For Full Disclosure

December 10, 2007 - Giuliani won't release client list or cut ties with his firm.
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Working Hard

December 7, 2007 - "Now that we're coming down to the last few precious days in the high-pressured presidential primary race to lead the country and the free world, former Sen. Fred Thompson of Tennessee is ramping up his campaign schedule."
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Strike Two

December 5, 2007 - Romney nixes landscaping company after hiring undocumented workers... again.
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Huckabee, Like Bush, Wasn't Briefed

December 5, 2007 - This was an important finding related to our nation's security that dominated the news coverage over the last couple days. Is this a show of the same kind of disinterest that presumably led to Bush trying to claim he wasn't briefed on the findings until last week?
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