Visiting McCain Backs Trade (AG Weekly)

5 July 2008, 10:18 am

BOGOTA, Colombia - John McCain kicked off a three-day Latin American trip on Tuesday, proclaiming his support for a free trade deal with Colombia and backing its president’s war against drugs and leftist rebels.... read more

Analysis: John McCain is GOP underdog in an election year in which trends favor Democrats (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

5 July 2008, 7:09 am

WASHINGTON - John McCain calls himself an underdog. That may be an understatement. The GOP presidential candidate trails Democrat Barack Obama in polls, organization and money while trying to succeed a deeply unpopular fellow Republican in a year that favors Democrats.... read more

The Presidential Race: Graham soars as McCain’s wingman (The State)

4 July 2008, 9:14 pm

WASHINGTON — If Andrew Jackson created the notion of a president’s “Kitchen Cabinet,” Sen. John McCain is reinventing it months before his possible election to the White House. And Sen. Lindsey Graham seems to be McCain’s one-man Kitchen Cabinet. Graham’s visibility as the Arizona senat... read more

Passing the Torch From Bush to McCain Without Getting Burned (New York Times)

4 July 2008, 10:23 am

Convention planners, the White House and the McCain campaign are wrestling with how to choreograph a proper sendoff for President Bush, while hustling him out the door in time for John McCain to look like his own man.... read more

Mexican president meets U.S. Republic presidential candidate McCain (People's Daily)

3 July 2008, 7:12 pm

Mexican President Felipe Calderon and visiting U.S. Republican presidential hopeful John McCain discussed issues of bilateral interest such as trade, immigration and border security in a meeting here Thursday. "No matter who is elec ...... read more

Colombian President Boosts McCain (The Nation via Yahoo! News)

3 July 2008, 9:50 am

The Nation -- At least one world leader wants John McCain to be the next leader of the free world: President Alvaro Uribe of Colombia.... read more