Four-to-one campaign donor advantage over McCain swept Obama to victory

October 6th, 2009 McCain: Al-Qaida, Taliban must be seen as partnersWASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain says Obama administration policy decisions in Afghanistan shouldn't be based on viewing the insurgent Taliban and the al-Qaida terrorist network as separate and distinct issues.

September 23rd, 2009 McCain: More troops needed in AfghanistanWASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain says more U.S.

September 9th, 2009 FEC dismisses complaint against ColemanWASHINGTON — The Federal Election Commission has dismissed a complaint filed against Norm Coleman, his Senate campaign and a former campaign treasurer. The complaint, filed by Alliance for a Better Minnesota, alleged that Coleman, his campaign committee and his treasurer, Rodney Axtell, illegally used campaign funds to pay legal fees in two civil lawsuits involving a top Coleman donor in Texas and Delaware.

August 27th, 2009 Group can tell Specter donors about party switchWASHINGTON — The Federal Election Commission says a conservative political group can use Republican-turned-Democrat Arlen Specter's campaign donor list to inform givers of the senator's promise to return money to those upset by his switch. The FCC voted 4-to-2 in favor of Club for Growth.

August 23rd, 2009 McCain: Afghanistan needs Petraeus' Iraq approachWASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain said he wants the military leadership in Afghanistan to use the same aggressive approach that Gen.

August 23rd, 2009 McCain: Obama must drop health care public optionWASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain says President Barack Obama will have to drop proposals for a government-run health insurance option if he hopes to reach congressional agreement on health-care reform.

August 2nd, 2009 McCain says Obama fails to be a bipartisan leaderWASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain says President Barack Obama has failed in his effort to be a bipartisan leader.

August 2nd, 2009 McCain says US may need more troops in AfghanistanWASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain says it appears that the U.S.

July 12th, 2009 McCain opposes probe of interrogation practicesWASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain says he's against opening a criminal investigation into whether CIA officers tortured detainees during the Bush administration.

July 12th, 2009 McCain says he respects Palin's decision to quitWASHINGTON — Last year's Republican presidential nominee, John McCain, says he doesn't think of Sarah Palin as quitting her job as much as changing her priorities. McCain says that he is confident that Palin, his running mate during last year's campaign, will remain "a major factor" on the national scene even after she steps down as Alaska's governor.

June 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A longtime friend and campaign trail companion of John McCain, the vanquished 2008 GOP presidential nominee, has described his vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin as Alaska's lipstick-wearing pit-bull and as a "Little Shop of Horrors." This comment appears in the August edition of Vanity Fair, reports the New York Daily News. Several senior members of McCain's campaign team contacted by Vanity Fair said they worked their tails off to try to elect as vice president of the United States someone who, by mid-October, they believed for certain was nowhere near ready for the job, and might never be." During the campaign, there were reports of anonymous McCain aides describing Palin, the governor of Alaska, as a "diva" and a "whack job." The Vanity Fair article recounts how strained Palin's relationship was with McCain advisers.

June 21st, 2009 McCain: Obama has 'done well' as president so farWASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain says his opponent in last year's presidential campaign, Barack Obama, has "done well" in his first five months in the White House.

April 26th, 2009 McCain: Politics may fuel interrogation chargesWASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain says pursuing charges against Bush administration officials who approved harsh interrogations for suspected terrorists might be an effort to settle some old political scores.

March 28th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Senator John McCain has denounced President Barack Obama's new plan for sending additional troops to Afghanistan, saying it was "not enough" and suggested the President ought to have been clearer that there will be more troop casualties. The Arizona Republican, who contested against Obama last year, said he was glad the President put the issue "front and center," but is worried that Obama hadn't offered a realistic enough picture of the likely increase in casualties that can be expected with the surge of troops.

March 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - John McCain has laughed off daughter Meghan's claim that his presidential campaign has taken a toll on her love life. In a recent blog post on the Daily Beast, Meghan McCain wrote: "I am not only turned off by people who voted for Barack Obama, but I am also turned off by people that voted for my dad -- or more so, obsessive supporters of my dad." "One extreme fan of my mother's recently told me I could be 'his Cindy.' And then asked me if I ever wore pearls because they probably would look as good on me as they do on my mother." She claimed that her father's campaign has made it harder for her to find a good date.