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John McCain, War Hero, Senator, Presidential Contender, Dies at 81 — John S. McCain, the proud naval aviator who climbed from depths of despair as a prisoner of war in Vietnam to pinnacles of power as a Republican congressman and senator from Arizona and a two-time contender for the presidency, died on Saturday at his home in Arizona.
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Sen. John McCain, independent voice of the GOP establishment, dies at 81 — “With the Senator when he passed were his wife Cindy and their family,” McCain's office said in a statement. — John McCain, who shed a playboy image in his youth to become a fighter pilot, revered prisoner of war …
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You Honored Our Deal, John McCain. I'll Honor Your Legacy. … The news of your imminent departure comes as no surprise given what we know about the disease that is taking you from us. And yet, it still hits on my heart like a ton of bricks. — Not just because of the depth of my respect, reverence and love for you.
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John McCain, ‘maverick’ of the Senate and former POW, dies at 81 — U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, the son and grandson of four-star admirals, was bred for combat. He endured more than five years of imprisonment and torture by the North Vietnamese as a young naval officer and went on to battle foes …
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John McCain spent his life serving the dignity of his fellow man — Mark Salter served as a staff aide and speechwriter for Sen. John McCain. He has also collaborated on books with McCain. — Each of the three men had spent 20 years in prison. They were leaders of the 88 Generation …


Bad blood between McCain and Trump lingers, even as the Arizona Republican nears the end — It got off to a bad start, and President Trump's venomous relationship with Sen. John McCain probably won't end well either. — The president was reportedly disinvited to McCain's funeral months ago …
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John McCain, who died at 81, explained — McCain was a rare Washington figure who was liked and respected — for who he was. — Even Sen. John McCain's adversaries admired him. “He's a man of integrity,” Obama said once on an appearance on Jay Leno in 2013.


John McCain, towering senator and GOP ‘maverick,’ dies
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John McCain, Sarah Palin, and the rise of reality TV politics
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Sen. John McCain, American ‘maverick’ and Arizona political giant, dies at age 81
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John McCain, Arizona senator and Vietnam war hero, dies at 81
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Democrats Strip Superdelegates Of Power In Historic Reform Vote — The Democratic National Committee's changes aim to heal the lingering divisions of the 2016 presidential primary. — CHICAGO In a long-awaited bid to reinvigorate the Democratic Party and heal the divides of the 2016 presidential primary …
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Democrats strip superdelegates of power in picking presidential nominee
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Democrats weaken ‘superdelegates’ in effort to avoid another bitter presidential primary
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Democrats adopt gender nonbinary language to charter
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Democrats move to limit role of superdelegates in presidential nominations
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APNewsBreak: DNC, TV networks discuss presidential debates
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Democrats Voted To Strip Power From Superdelegates
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'He can't get rid of any of this': Trump's wall of secrecy erodes amid growing legal challenges — President Trump's wall of secrecy — the work of a lifetime — is starting to crack. — His longtime lawyer, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty last week to breaking campaign-finance laws …
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Beto O'Rourke says “nothing more American” than NFL players protesting the national anthem — Rep. Beto O'Rourke, the Democratic candidate challenging Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, was featured in a viral video posted to Twitter on Tuesday giving an answer at a town hall defending NFL players who kneel during the national anthem before games.
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Football Players Are Protesting Police Violence, Not the Anthem
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David Pecker's DARKEST TRUMP SECRETS: A National Enquirer Insider Tells All! — Jerry George, a former senior editor at AMI, opens up about the company's CEO, the evolution of the Enquirer and the role it played in reshaping Trump's image. — By the time David Pecker arrived at American Media Inc …
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The three illegal acts that may have helped Trump win the presidency
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What Will Mueller Do? The Answer Might Lie in a By-the-Book Past — The special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, has approached law enforcement consistently for decades: leading aggressive investigations marked by adherence to precedent and higher office. — WASHINGTON — Long …


August House Overview: The Bottom Line in the 66 Most Competitive Races — The most critical phase of the battle for the House isn't October; it's right now. Republicans' only hope of defying a “Blue Wave” and saving their 23-seat House majority is to personally disqualify Democratic nominees …


Trump's Power to Fire Federal Workers Curtailed by Judge — A federal district judge in Washington struck down most of the key provisions of three executive orders that President Trump signed in late May that would have made it easier to fire federal employees.
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Conor Daly loses Lilly Diabetes sponsorship over remark his father made over 30 years ago — ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) — Lilly Diabetes has pulled its sponsorship of Conor Daly's No. 6 car in the NASCAR Xfinity race at Road America, citing a racially insensitive remark made by the driver's father in the 1980s that surfaced this week.


We Asked 1,000 People What Happened On Tuesday. Here's What Some Of Them Said. — Paul Manafort, Michael Cohen, someone's lost cat and Post Malone. — On Tuesday, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was convicted of federal charges, and former Trump lawyer …


McMorris Rodgers says she is open to Jordan as speaker — The highest-ranking Republican woman in Congress said she is open to supporting a long-shot bid by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) to replace House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.), giving a boost to the conservative insurgency seeking to take over the House Republican caucus.
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Cathy McMorris Rodgers regrets tone of “sex offender” attack ads against Lisa Brown
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