John McCain
05/05/2008 > USA
McCain, Obama, and their equally offensive pastors
While Barack Obama was in danger of being pushed out of the democratic race for the support of "anti-America" pastor Jeremiah Wright, John McCain seems to have escaped scrutiny from the endorsement of a pastor who calls the Catholic Church the "great whore" and the New Orleans catastrophe as god’s punishment for homosexuals. Read more...
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18/04/2008 > USA
Below-the-belt campaign videos
Campaigning for the American presidency just got nastier in the run-up to the Pennsylvania primary on Tuesday. The only candidate to keep out of the campaign video catfight is Republican candidate John McCain... although the ageing conservative hasn't managed to avert attacks fired in his direction. Here's our selection of below-the-belt campaign videos.
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20/03/2008 > USA - ISRAEL
What's McCain doing in Israel?
John McCain arrived in Israel on Tuesday as part of a trip to the Middle East. Is the White House hopeful really interested in helping with a peace process in the region as he says, or just looking to please the pro-Israeli electorate in the US? Our Observers for the country pose the question. Read more...
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20/03/2008 > USA
McCain: "al Qaeda is going back into Iran and receiving training"
In a speech in Amman, Jordan on Tuesday, John McCain declared that "al Qaeda is going back into Iran and receiving training". The statement will certainly not help the republican candidate make it to the White House, seeing as al Qaeda, a Sunni terrorist movement, is unlikely to be supported by the Iranian Shiite regime... See the video.
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06/02/2008 > UNITED STATES
Super Tuesday live blogging: 4 - 6am
Super Tuesday in snapshots
Clinton remains the favourite
Republican reactions to the results so far
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06/02/2008 > UNITED STATES
Super Tuesday live blogging: 2 - 4am
Who is McCain?
In Virginia, McCain and Huckabee seem to hold a common cause against Romney
Illegal phone campaigning in run up to Super Tuesday
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16/01/2008 > UNITED STATES
Don’t know what to make of the Michigan primaries? You’re not the only one…
Commentary from our Observer George Shantzek on the Michigan primaries. On the Democrat side Hilary Clinton enjoyed an easy win, but it counted for nothing. While Mitt Romney surged forward on the Republican front, the victory won't weigh half as much as it seems. Read more...
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10/01/2008 > UNITED STATES
Our Observers comment on the NH results
The results of the primaries turned forecasts on their head. Our Observers assess the surprising comebacks of Hillary Clinton and John McCain. Read more...
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