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Sparking discussion this week: Sen. Barack Obamas (D-IL) speech on race; the release of Sen. Hillary Clintons (D-NY) schedules as first lady; and Sen. John McCains (R-AZ) miscue on Irans training of militants. The Weekly Standards Matthew Continetti and the Brookings Institutions E.J. Dionne Jr. talk with Robert Siegel. - [Read more]

President Bush is still firmly in the White House, but Sen. John McCain was busy presenting the new face of Republican America to the world this week.

FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama criticized Republican John McCain on Wednesday for misidentifying Iraqi extremists, saying he fails to understand the war has emboldened U.S. enemies.

Hillary Clinton has slim advantage over Republican John McCain in head-to-head matchup while McCain has razor-thin edge over Barack Obama, according to FOX News poll. - [Read more]

Senator John McCain’s fact-finding trip offered an opportunity to signal his support of Israel to Jewish and evangelical Christian voters back home. - [Read more]

SDEROT, Israel (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Wednesday visited an Israeli town hit frequently by Palestinian rockets from the Gaza Strip and voiced doubts a peace deal could be reached this year.

The Democratic presidential candidates offered a sharply different take on the Iraq War from that of GOP Sen. John McCain as each candidate observed the wars fifth anniversary Wednesday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obamas big national lead over Hillary Clinton has all but evaporated in the U.S. presidential race, and both Democrats trail Republican John McCain, according a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain came to Israel on Tuesday as part of a fact-finding tour of the Middle East which could also boost his popularity among American Jewish voters.

John McCain’s trip overseas was supposed to show off his foreign policy acumen, but on Tuesday he misidentified some of the main players in Iraq. - [Read more]

Sen. John McCain warned Tuesday that Irans increasing influence in the Middle East is hindering progress in Iraq.

AMMAN (Reuters) - U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain said on Tuesday that a U.S. troop build up in Iraq was succeeding and a premature withdrawal would dramatically enhance Iranian influence in the region.

Massachusetts state Rep. Byron Rushing is mounting an effort to repeal out-of-date laws. He points to a 1913 law that was dusted off by former Gov. Mitt Romney to keep out-of-state gay couples from getting married in Massachusetts. - [Read more]

It will be weeks before the Democratic presidential nominee is decided, and that time lag is hurting the party. The battle between Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama seems to get nastier every day. Meantime, the immigration debate haunts McCain and the GOP. - [Read more]

Steve Inskeep examines tension within the Republican Party between presidential hopeful John McCains stance on immigration and the position of House candidates running for election in November. Clinching his partys nomination early is an advantage, but he may need the time to address issues dividing conservatives. - [Read more]

Senator John McCain’s trip bolstered the belief of some Iraqi politicians that if he wins the presidency, the military would have a presence in Iraq for a long time. - [Read more]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Backers of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama toned down their rhetoric on Sunday for fear that party infighting might turn voters against Democrats and deliver their votes into the hands of Republican John McCain.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Meg Whitman, eBay Inc.s outgoing chief executive officer, will co-chair the national presidential campaign of U.S. Senator John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee.

A foreign trip that Senator John McCain has repeatedly said is not political could be seen to serve as a promotion of his foreign policy credentials, and will end with the fund-raiser. - [Read more]

Sen. John McCain charged Friday the Senate was ignoring the will of the people when it rejected a one-year moratorium on earmarks that he co-sponsored.

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