Word: arizona
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...Arizona senator won't rest on his laurels after outpacing the Republican field in the Granite State, but will instead begin days of town hall meetings in a state largely inhospitable to his moderate views. His rival, Texas Gov. George W. Bush, has fared better in recent polls in the Southern conservative state...
John McCain laid this path well in advance. Nearly half a year ago the Arizona senator decided not to campaign in Iowa and instead focus full-force on appealing to the more moderate voters of New Hampshire. A victory in the Granite State, he reasoned, would set in motion a domino effect leading to the Republican presidential nomination. Well, the first part of the plan has worked, with the polls giving McCain a surprisingly comfortable win over George W. Bush in Tuesday's New Hampshire. McCain took every major voting block in the party, including conservatives, moderates and devout Christians...
...years, the towering buttes along Interstate 40 in Arizona were surpassed in majesty only by the desert's night sky--a ceiling of ink glittering with stars and frosted with iridescent wisps of Milky Way. Today, however, the once pristine views from I-40 and various scenic byways across the U.S. are being whitewashed by floodlit roadside businesses whose commercial glow obscures the heavenly lights for miles around...
...Cabin Republicans, who favor McCain, said, "Any gay who jumps up and down about what McCain said is being dishonest and hypocritical." Even from the other side, the response was muted. David Smith, communications director of the Human Rights Campaign and no supporter of the Arizona Senator, said, "It's always risky to stereotype, but McCain's comments are no big deal. Gays won't be picketing the Straight Talk Express...
...Republican primary, we choose former Arizona senator John S. McCain without reservation. While we naturally disagree with many of his conservative social positions, he is hands down the most impressive candidate that the GOP has fielded in the past ten years...