McCain in Baghdad; 8th Iraq Trip
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" All American leaders - and people - know what is going on in Iraq said Hassan Suneid, a member of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's Dawa Party on Sunday. (article 2)
McCain, who will be the Republican choice in November's presidential election, and Senate allies Joe Lieberman of Connecticut and South Carolina Republican Lindsey Graham will also visit Israel, Britain and France. (article 3)
Details of McCain's visit, which had been anticipated, were not being released for security reasons, the U.S. Embassy said. (article 1)
Like no other candidate, John McCain has linked his campaign for president to an unpopular war und and to a lifelong focus on foreign issues that many voters ignore. (article 4)
The fundraiser will be held towards the end of his week-long trip, which will include visits to Iraq, Jerusalem, London and Paris with supporters and longtime friends Sen. Lindsey Graham and Sen. Joe Lieberman. (article 6)
SPRINGFIELD, Pa. - John McCain traveled like a man of the people Friday morning, riding an Amtrak train to Philadelphia after a late night of voting in Washington. (article 8)
From CBS News' Allison O'Keefe: On the 35th anniversary of his release from a Vietnamese prison, John McCain remembered that day. (article 9)
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- McCain in Baghdad; 8th Iraq Trip (time.com, 03/16/2008, 445 words)
- Iraqis Unmoved by McCain Visit (time.com, 03/16/2008, 476 words)
- John McCain in Iraq (Washington Post, 03/16/2008, 323 words)
- McCain Links Campaign to Foreign Issues (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 03/15/2008, 1086 words)
- McCain says al Qaeda might try to tip U.S. election (boston.com, 03/14/2008, 384 words)
- CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive (politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com, 03/15/2008, 281 words)
- He Said, They Said (Washington Post, 03/16/2008, 718 words)
- McCain travels Amtrak like everyone else (boston.com, 03/14/2008, 302 words)
- McCain Reflects on Anniversary of His Release as POW (CBS News, 03/14/2008, 300 words)
- McCain's mixed signals on foreign policy (L.A. Times, 03/16/2008, 848 words)
- McCain Fears Stepped Up Attacks in Iraq (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 03/15/2008, 279 words)
- CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time John McCain « (politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com, 03/16/2008, 227 words)
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