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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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John McCain to Lie in State at Capitols in Washington and Arizona — WASHINGTON — Senator John McCain, who died on Saturday at age 81, will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda and receive a full dress funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral. — Mr. McCain, who served …
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I am grateful for John McCain — Jeff Flake, a Republican from Arizona, is a member of the U.S. Senate. — I couldn't bring myself to write this piece until today. It's not that I didn't try. But something in my mind convinced my hands that if I put it off, somehow John McCain might be with us a little longer.
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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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Keeping up with John McCain — I'll never forget the time the McCain delegation stopped in Budapest in 2014 on the way to a conference in Munich. We only spent five hours on the ground. But John McCain accomplished more diplomacy, human rights advocacy and mischief in those five hours than most senators do in a month.
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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 …
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John McCain, Sarah Palin, and the rise of reality TV politics
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John McCain, ‘maverick’ of the Senate and former POW, dies at 81
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John McCain, towering senator and GOP ‘maverick,’ dies
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Sen. John McCain, American ‘maverick’ and Arizona political giant, dies at age 81
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You Honored Our Deal, John McCain. I'll Honor Your Legacy.
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John McCain, Arizona senator and Vietnam war hero, dies at 81
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John McCain, senator and former presidential candidate, dies at 81
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Former Vatican ambassador says Pope Francis, Benedict knew of sexual misconduct allegations against McCarrick for years — DUBLIN — A former Vatican ambassador to the United States has alleged in an 11-page letter that Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis — among other top Catholic Church officials …
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Ex-Nuncio Accuses Pope Francis of Failing to Act on McCarrick's Abuse — In a written testimony, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò claims Pope Francis withdrew sanctions against Archbishop Theodore McCarrick. — In an extraordinary 11-page written testament, a former apostolic nuncio …
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Democrats move to limit role of superdelegates in presidential nominations — The Democratic National Committee (DNC) voted overwhelmingly on Saturday to limit the role of superdelegates in choosing the party's presidential nominee, moving to heal internal divisions that emerged during the bitter 2016 primaries.
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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 Strip Superdelegates Of Power In Historic Reform Vote
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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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Endorsement: Democrats should choose Ayanna Pressley for the Seventh District — Change happens in the trenches. Five years ago, City Councilor Ayanna Pressley set out to overhaul the way Boston hands out liquor licenses, the golden tickets that allow restaurants to serve booze.


Football Players Are Protesting Police Violence, Not the Anthem — There are consequences to mischaracterizing the reason players aren't standing. — Ms. Cauley is a contributing opinion writer. — Now that the N.F.L. preseason has begun, some of the league's players are again refusing …
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New Mexico compound suspects allegedly planned to attack Atlanta's Grady Hospital — (CNN)A handwritten document titled “Phases of a Terrorist Attack.” Talk of confronting and attacking “corrupt” institutions, including Atlanta's Grady Memorial Hospital. Jokes about dying in jihad.
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America Soured on My Multiracial Family — There are three fundamental, complicating truths about adoption. First, every single adoption begins with profound loss. Through death, abandonment, or even loving surrender, a child suffers the loss of his or her mother and father.


Trump's Contempt for the Law Will Be His Downfall — Michael Cohen's guilty plea this week, on charges including campaign-finance violations, brought the investigations directly to the president. It has also, however, supplied Trump and his allies with new material with which to cry “witch hunt.”


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 …