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McCain Goes Full Out, Day Before The Election

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Mon, 11/03/2008 - 5:00am

Republican presidential hopeful John McCain is trying to keep red states voting Republican. McCain will be looking for votes in seven swing states Monday before he returns to his home state of Arizona.

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John The Candidate, Joe The Plumber

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Fri, 10/31/2008 - 5:00am

Republican presidential hopeful John McCain knows that Ohio is critical to winning Tuesday's presidential election.

But with four days to go, McCain won't have time to enjoy the fall foliage as he makes a two-day bus tour through the Buckeye State.

Joe Wurzelbacher of Ohio, known as Joe the Plumber, made some appearances with McCain Thursday.



 

McCain: Democrats In Total Control Is A Bad Idea

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Mon, 10/27/2008 - 5:00am

Republican presidential hopeful John McCain says he's not worried about polls that show him trailing Democrat Barack Obama by double-digits.

McCain is making the case that voters should elect him to create a check on a Democratic Congress. McCain says a Democratic takeover of Washington would spell economic disaster.



 

McCain To Pa. Voters: Been There, Done That

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Wed, 10/22/2008 - 10:24am

GOP presidential hopeful John McCain drew on his military experience as he stumped for votes in western Pennsylvania Tuesday.

For a second day, McCain picked up on Joe Biden's comment that Barack Obama would likely be tested by an international crisis soon after taking office.

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McCain Urges Lawmakers To Try Again

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Tue, 09/30/2008 - 9:24am

The presidential campaign was overshadowed Monday after the collapse of the Wall Street rescue plan. Republican presidential hopeful John McCain hit the campaign trail calling for Congress to go back to work immediately on a bailout plan.

The Arizona senator blamed Democrats and his rival Barack Obama for the legislation's failure.



 

Charity Floods Swing States With Anti-Islam DVD

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Fri, 09/26/2008 - 6:41am

An obscure charity has distributed an inflammatory anti-Islam DVD to millions of people in swing states.

The financing for this project is secret. But critics say it's a backdoor endorsement of Republican presidential hopeful John McCain and an attack on his Democratic opponent Barack Obama.

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McCain: Bailout Plan 'Makes Me Deeply Uncomfortable'

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Tue, 09/23/2008 - 5:00am

Republican presidential hopeful John McCain called Monday for bipartisan oversight of the Bush Administration's proposed bailout of the U.S. financial markets.

Campaigning in Scranton, Pa., McCain said the current plan makes him "deeply uncomfortable" because one man, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, would have control over all that money.



 

McCain Promises To Reform Wall Street

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Tue, 09/16/2008 - 8:28am

Republican presidential hopeful John McCain on Monday promised to move quickly to restore confidence on Wall Street.

Douglas Holtz-Eakin, chief economic adviser for the McCain campaign, says McCain wants to see comprehensive reforms instead of the patchwork of current regulations.

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The Week That Launched The McCain-Palin Ticket

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Fri, 09/05/2008 - 8:04am

Republican presidential hopeful John McCain, speaking Thursday at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., vowed that change is coming.

Analysts Mark Mellman and David Frum talk about how McCain did, and how the convention as a whole.

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