Sen McCain said the businessman's private sector experience would help turn around the economy.

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"I won't put all the blame all on the president of the United States, " Sen McCain told CNN.

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Sen McCain has previously backed a pathway to citizenship, against his party line.

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Appearing alongside Mr Romney, Sen McCain told a crowd "no-one will ever say that Mitt Romney will lead from behind".

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Sen McCain wanted only "yes" or "no" answers, not explanations.

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Sen McCain's questioning in recent hearings has exposed that President Barack Obama feels so strongly on this issue that he overruled advice from his defence secretary, Leon Panetta, and the former director of CIA, David Petraeus, who favoured sending arms.

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Aides say when there was no movement on the campaign finance legislation sponsored by McCain and his colleague, Sen.

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John McCain and probable Democratic nominee Sen.

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John McCain's campaign rebuked Sen.

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McCain collaborated with the late Democratic Sen.

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John McCain, a Republican, and Sen.

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The McCain campaign recently formed a "National Catholics for McCain Committee" led by former Kansas Sen.

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In recent months, the McCain campaign has criticized Democratic presidential nominee Sen.

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So far, both McCain and the expected Democratic nominee, Sen.

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Instead, she stood by McCain as he made a concession speech congratulating Sen.

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McCain surrounds himself with people like former Republican Sen.

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McCain's criticism comes one day after Sen.

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John McCain insisted on paying for his tickets, while Sen.

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McCain also criticized the energy policy of Democratic rival Sen.

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McCain said the compromise proposal on the issue set forth by Sen.

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Senate Majority Whip Don Nickles predicted there would be a compromise combining elements of McCain's plan with ideas put forth by Bush and Sen.

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McCain was a co-sponsor of the measure, with Sen.

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McCain's remarks came a day after his Democratic rival, Sen.

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McCain is putting out there this idea of almost perpetual war, but Sen.

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Spokespersons for McCain and Daschle say the get-together was planned months ago, before Sen.

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McCain apparently is making a concerted effort to reach out to former supporters of Sen.

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"It's interesting how their definition of rich has a way of creeping down, " McCain said, pointing to an interview Monday in which Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen.

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The McCain camp has been aggressively courting those disaffected with Obama, especially after he announced Delaware Sen.

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But McCain's finances still lag behind those of his likely Democratic rival this fall, Illinois Sen.

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