john mccain

John McCain was born on August 29th, 1936 on the Coco Solo Naval Air Station in the Panama Canal Zone of Panama. He was born into a Naval family and continued that tradition when he joined the Navy in 1954 and served for almost three decades. During his time, he was captured and held by his captors as a POW for nearly six years before being released in 1973. He eventually retired from the Navy in 1981.

Soon after finishing his Naval career, John McCain moved to Arizona and quickly became a congressman there in 1982. By 1987, he was an Arizona senator, a position he has held for over 20 years. In 2000, McCain made an initial run at the presidency, but did not garner the Republican nomination.

However, McCain was not done with attempting to be the head man of the U.S.A. and again ran in 2008. This time, he secured the Republican Party's nomination, running against Illinois senator Barack Obama. On November 4th, Obama, along with running mate Joe Biden, soundly defeated McCain and his vice-presidential candidate, Sarah Palin, to become the nation's 44th president.

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• John McCain slams horrendous climate bill

  
  Celebrity Paycut Encouraging celebrities all over the world to save us from global warming by taking a paycut. — Authority: 167
  Sens. Lindsey Graham and Joe Lieberman have been working overtime to craft a climate bill that can attract significant GOP support. But they aren’t exactly scoring points with their mutual best friend in the Senate, John McCain. “Their start has been horrendous,” McCain said Thursday. “Obviously, they’re going ...
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• John McCain slams horrendous climate bill

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 171
  Sens. Lindsey Graham and Joe Lieberman have been working overtime to craft a climate bill that can attract significant GOP support. But they aren’t exactly scoring points with their mutual best friend in the Senate, John McCain. “Their start has been horrendous,” McCain said Thursday. “Obviously, they’re going ...
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• NY Gitmo trails may not start for a year

  
  C.O.P.S. — Authority: 132
  but where are the terrorists going to be kept before and during the trail. Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, said he thought there was little chance that Mr. Mohammed would be acquitted. But he argued that Mr. Holder’s decision was a mistake for a different reason: in the future, he said, ...
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• S2781: The “Don’t call them retarded” Act

  
  C.O.P.S. — Authority: 132
  More political correctness because someone was offended by the term of mentally retarded. S. 2781 To change references in Federal law to mental retardation to references to an intellectual disability, and change references to a mentally retarded individual to references to an individual with an intellectual ...
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• HR4111: The ‘Don’t 7-11 captured Islamic Terrorists” Act

  
  C.O.P.S. — Authority: 132
  Don’t mirandize enemy combatants caught on foreign soil. Don’t treat them like they robbed the local 7-11. H. R. 4111 To prohibit the prosecution of unprivileged enemy combatants by the Department of Justice. Source: Thomas LOC Don’t allow enemy combatants caught on foreign soil tried on US Soil in the ...
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• Does John McCain Need Some Palin Power?

  
  Texas for Sarah Palin — Authority: 628
  According to Bill Kristol says J.D. Hayworth has come out of nowhere to mount a serious challenge to the GOPs 2008 presidential candidate in his home state: The new Rasmussen poll for the 2010 Arizona GOP Primary — John McCain 45%, J. D. Hayworth 43% — will generate a fair amount of buzz. But August is a ...
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• Energy and Global Warming News for November 20: Climate negotiating positions of top emitters

  
  Celebrity Paycut Encouraging celebrities all over the world to save us from global warming by taking a paycut. — Authority: 167
  FACTBOX-Climate negotiating positions of top emitters Russia toughened on Wednesday its goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions, saying it would target a 25 percent reduction from 1990 levels by 2020 compared with a 10-15 percent pledge previously. Following are the negotiating positions of the top greenhouse gas ...
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• Yes, Palin Backed the Bailouts

  
  The Washington Independent Blog — Authority: 157
  Why has MSNBC embedded one of its top on-air talents with Sarah Palin’s book tour? That’s a good question, but I thought Norah O’Donnell’s grilling of a young Palin fan was a fair use of the network’s time. O’Donnell asked Jackie (no last name given), who was wearing a T-shirt criticizing the bailouts, ...
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• John McCain May Not Be Senator For Long - Former GOP Nominee Faces Dead-Heat Primary Challenge in 2010

  
  Newsvine - Killfile's Column - Articles and Seeds — Authority: 144
  A new Rasmussen poll finds that Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) could potentially be in trouble with Republican voters back home in Arizona, where hes often faced criticism from the right for his views on immigration.
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• So Does Under Sec. of Defense Hopeful Clifford Stanley Want to Repeal DADT Or Not?

  
  Queerty — Authority: 732
  When word arrived that President Obama selected Dr. Clifford Stanley, a retired Marine general, as his nominee for Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, we thought wed finally have a senior ally on our side of the Dont Ask Dont Tell debate . So why isnt Stanley meeting our expectations? CONTINUED ...
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• Trouble for McCain in 2010? [match-up against former Rep. J.D. Hayworth........]

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 171
  Trouble for McCain in 2010? By Tony Romm - 11/20/09 09:21 AM ET A new poll perhaps foretells of a tough primary fight for Arizona Sen. John McCain (R). In a hypothetical match-up against former Rep. J.D. Hayworth, who is reportedly considering a 2010 bid, McCain holds only a two-point lead, besting his potential ...
  19 hours ago

• Sarah Palin: Yahoo email hack was devastating to campaign

  
  DailyFinance — Authority: 808
  Filed under: People Of all the slings and arrows Sarah Palin suffered on the campaign trail, perhaps the "most disruptive and discouraging" was having her email account hacked into, the one-time vice presidential candidate writes in her new book, Going Rogue: An American Life . She echoed that sentiment in an ...
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• Poll: McCain Could Lose Primary in Arizona

  
  The Washington Independent Blog — Authority: 157
  Rasmussen Reports finds Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) clinging to a 2-point lead over a possible challenger, former Rep. J.D. Hayworth (R-Ariz.). Chris Simcox, the Minuteman Project leader who’s already in the race, scores 4 percent. All of this puts McCain, who has never been seriously challenged since he came to ...
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• John McCain Slams Lindsay Graham, Joe Lieberman for Climate Bill

  
  Politics Daily — Authority: 815
  Filed under: Senate , Republicans , John McCain , Environment Sen. John McCain was once a "maverick" on climate change, so much so that he convinced one of his closest friends in the Senate, Lindsay Graham, to champion the issue. Now, as Graham and another McCain pal -- Joe Lieberman -- draft a climate bill that ...
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• McCain doesnt love climate bill (or does he?) (bipartisan RINO alert)

  
  Celebrity Paycut Encouraging celebrities all over the world to save us from global warming by taking a paycut. — Authority: 167
  Sens. Lindsey Graham and Joe Lieberman have been working overtime to craft a climate bill that can attract significant GOP support. But they aren’t exactly scoring points with their mutual best friend in the Senate, John McCain. “Their start has been horrendous,” McCain said Thursday. “Obviously, they’re going ...
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• McCain says hes grateful that Palin was his running mate

  
  Texas for Sarah Palin — Authority: 628
  Sen. John McCain said Thursday he has read Sarah Palins book and he still has no regrets about choosing her as his running mate in the e2008 presidential campaign. "I felt honored to have Sarah," said Mr. McCain, Arizona Republican. "Theres no doubt she energized our party and America. Shes doing it today." ...
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• Recap of Clifford Stanley’s DOD Undersecretary Confirmation Hearing

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 159
  This post is from Jarrod Chlapowski, a U.S. Army veteran who recently joined the Human Rights Campaign to consult on ending the military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy. Having been trained as a Korean linguist and cryptologic voice interceptor, he served in Korea, supporting the 3rd Military Intelligence ...
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• Poll: 52 Percent of Republicans Say ACORN Stole the 2008 Election

  
  The Washington Independent Blog — Authority: 157
  I wish that the results of this new survey from Public Policy Polling , via Eric Kleefeld, were more surprising. Among Republicans… only 27% say Obama actually won the race, with 52% — an outright majority — saying that ACORN stole it, and 21% are undecided. Among McCain voters, the breakdown is 31%-49%-20%. ...
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• McCain: Interests of Defense Contractors May Conflict with US National Interest

  
  Cato @ Liberty — Authority: 742
  USA Today reports that retired military officers join the boards of directors of, or become employees of, defense contractors and take home big bags of money doing so.  Not surprising.  At the same time, the paper reports, lots of them are being paid by the Pentagon to be “senior mentors” of their former ...
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• Carly Fiorina Disses Sarah

  
  PalinTwibe — Authority: 442
  by Lisa Graas, editor -- From Preferential Option : [Fiorina] was asked whether Sarah Palin displayed leadership qualities. The question was asked in apparent sincerity, but her physical reaction seemed to suggest that she considered it a hostile question. Heres her response, word for word, in its entirety: "Ive ...
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