McCain, Romney in debate spotlight
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Republicans John McCain and Mitt Romney focus on each other in Wednesday's televised presidential debate only hours after Florida voters left no doubt that they are the two viable contenders for their party's nomination.
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Republican hopefuls for the US presidency are holding a third TV debate, with immigration likely to dominate.
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Republican presidential hopefuls Thursday headed to a verbal face-off, five days ahead of Florida's key primary, with Mitt Romney and John McCain leading opinion polls and ex-New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani battling to stay in the race.
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FORT MYERS, Florida  - The Iraq war reclaimed the spotlight in the Republican race for the White House on Saturday as front-runner John McCain accused rival Mitt Romney of backing a timetable to pull U.S. troops out -- a charge Romney angrily denied.
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DES MOINES, Dec. 12 -- Despite barely engaging each other in a final, lackluster Republican debate here, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee vowed Wednesday to wage a spirited fight in a presidential contest that has become a test of social...
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Republican Sen. John McCain and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney collided Tuesday in New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation primary, rivals in urgent need of a triumph in the campaign for the White House. Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton squared off in the Democratic race.
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Mitt Romney and John McCain sparred Sunday over their tax and spending records and who was a better agent for change, in the second Republican debate in as many days as the clock wound down to the New Hampshire primary.
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John McCain and Mitt Romney clashed in a hard-fought Florida primary on Tuesday, seeking campaign momentum before the race for the Republican presidential nomination turns into a nationwide delegate struggle on Feb. 5.
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The show will go on, but the top  Republican presidential contenders will not be there -- and  they are hearing plenty of criticism of their decision to skip  a debate on Thursday focused on minority issues.
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YPSILANTI, Michigan  - Republican rivals Mitt Romney and John McCain clashed on Saturday over how to revive the depressed economy of Michigan, the former manufacturing powerhouse that hosts the next contest in the presidential race that still has no clear front-runner.
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Arizona Senator John McCain was stepping up attacks on his rivals in advance of tonight's G.O.P. presidential debate in New Hampshire.
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MANCHESTER, N.H., Jan. 5 -- Three days before New Hampshire voters go to the polls, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney engaged in a confrontational televised debate with his fellow Republican presidential contenders, clashing over foreign policy, immigration, character and negative...
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Bloomberg - June 5 (Bloomberg) -- Senator John McCain defended immigration overhaul legislation now before Congress amid criticism from former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and ex- Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney during the Republican presidential debate tonight.
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John McCain is in for a rough night. Chief among his Republican presidential rivals as a backer of the immigration bill now roiling the partyÃ¢ÂÂs conservative base, the Arizona senator is likely to take plenty of hits during tonightÃ¢ÂÂs New Hampshire debate on CNN.
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President George W. Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry hit the books this week for the first of three crucial debates that could decide the most heated White House race in recent history.
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A debate between John McCain and Mitt Romney over leadership credentials spiraled Saturday into a resume-belittling showdown as the Republican presidential race grew ever more intense ahead of Florida's pivotal primary.
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TEMPE, Ariz. - Jobs, health care and other concerns of daily life will likely be focal points as President Bush and challenger John Kerry meet Wednesday for their third and final debate...