McCain claims conservative mantle
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John McCain solidified his status as the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination with a Florida triumph, his candidacy having come full circle in little more than a year.
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COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Arizona Sen. John McCain won the South Carolina primary on Saturday, strengthening his claim to the Republican U.S. presidential nomination by beating rivals in a Southern state that traditionally has favored their socially conservative message, U.S. media projected.
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In effort to appease right wing, candidate vows to honor party values and touts conservative record.
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Republican presidential hopeful John McCain's argument as he woos restive religious and social conservatives comes down to this: "I have a record that can be trusted."
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Two days before Super Tuesday, Mitt Romney hammered home his frequent claim that Senator John McCain is not acceptable to conservatives.
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Republican John McCain challenged the notion he is struggling to rally conservative critics as he picked up the endorsement Monday of evangelical leader Gary Bauer.
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With Mitt Romney out of the Republican nomination race, John McCain goes all out to stress his conservative credentials and win support from his party's right flank
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A confident John McCain was hoping for a decisive victory in the Republican presidential primaries despite sharp attacks from the party's right flank in the lead up to Super Tuesday.
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Republican John McCain assailed Mitt Romney's conservative credentials on the eve of the Super Tuesday presidential primaries, going on national television with a new campaign ad that claims Romney "was against Ronald Reagan before he was for him."
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WASHINGTON Â Now the undisputed leader for the GOP nomination, John McCain focused Wednesday on immediate goals. One was daunting: Winning over wary right-flank Republicans. Another less so: Cementing the nomination with victories in upcoming contests.
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Republican John McCain says talking tough or overseeing a business doesn't always translate into the credentials necessary to be a wartime commander in chief, a clear swipe at his chief presidential rivals.
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John McCain won his home state's GOP primary Tuesday, beating Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee by overcoming anger from conservatives who oppose his stance on illegal immigration. Hillary Rodham Clinton won on the Democratic side.
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Conservatives are nearly resigned to seeing front-runner John McCain capture the Republican presidential nomination, but they are still debating whether to stay home in November or to try to influence his positions and choice of a running mate.
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McCain has strengthened his claim to the GOP nomination. But growing attacks from conservatives may hurt him in November
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John McCainâs economic platform contrasts sharply with his rivalsâ and represents the start of a Republican response to middle-class anxiety.
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Congressional Republicans at their party's national convention trumpeted the GOP's conservative principles Tuesday, with one saying she still believes "character is king."
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The question now for John McCain is how far he needs go now in reaching out to the conservatives who have been wary of him.