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Not my first choice, but this might be a very clever move with the current feminist outrage over Hillary Clinton's treatment by Obama.....

From CNN:

In what could be an ominous sign for Barack Obama just days before he is formally named the Democratic presidential nominee, a new CNN poll of polls out Tuesday shows the Illinois senator’s lead over John McCain has been cut in half in recent days.

CNN reports that John McCain has not ruled out pledging to become a lame duck the moment he is inaugurated:

From the Panama City News Herald

Rich, one-half of the music duo Big & Rich, said he met McCain a few years ago at the Intrepid Museum for fallen heroes in San Antonio and was drawn to the Arizona senator’s easy manner and independent streak.

John McCain has some for both Nancy Pelosi and Al Gore:

“I respect Speaker Pelosi. I think she’s one of the great American success stories,” McCain said during an interview with The Chronicle prior to a fundraiser at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco.

Just stating the obvious… but especially true with young people - America’s future
CNN
Many young Republicans said Sen. Barack Obama, the 46-year-old junior senator from Illinois, is inspiring voters their age, but McCain, the 71-year-old Arizona senator who has been in office since the early ’80s, is not.
Eric Pearlmutter, a member of the Young [...]

From Media Week:

From the Hill:

John McCain has begun to raise eyebrows in Republican circles for his lack of fundraising help on behalf of his party’s House and Senate campaign committees.