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...exile. He returned to Washington without a long list of bills he was keen to pass. He could see that his Democratic friends felt no need to cut deals while they held a lopsided margin in the Senate. Several veteran aides who helped guide him in campaigns past have left town or consult from a greater distance. Longtime advisers and Senate colleagues report that he has struggled to regain his footing and voice. "He probably won't run [for President] again," says Senator Joe Lieberman, one of McCain's closest friends - which may be why he has found it difficult...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: John McCain: Can He Mend Fences with the Right? | 10/8/2009 | See Source »

...visceral dislike. It's just, I think, a disappointment." If Hayworth runs, he would join two other conservatives trying to unseat McCain. In a sign of the incumbent's concern, he has already raised $4.7 million to defend himself, and he has more than $20 million left over from 2008. Prevailing in the primary would all but secure McCain a fifth term in the Senate: Democratic leaders in Washington say they aren't bothering to recruit a local Democrat to face...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: John McCain: Can He Mend Fences with the Right? | 10/8/2009 | See Source »

Maverick No More? The challenge on his right flank helps explain why McCain has been withering in his criticism of Obama. To some of his former admirers on the left, McCain's gracious election-night concession speech seemed to signal the return of the true McCain: a buoyant dealmaker more interested in crossing the aisle than in scoring partisan points. But McCain's campaign edge hasn't gone away. "A lot of people, including me," says Mark McKinnon, a longtime adviser, "thought he might be the Republican building bridges to the Obama Administration. But he's been more like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: John McCain: Can He Mend Fences with the Right? | 10/8/2009 | See Source »

...floor and railed against a $20 million earmark for a center for the study of the Senate in Kennedy's name at the University of Massachusetts. "I can't let my affection for Senator Kennedy affect my principles about earmarks on appropriation bills," he told TIME as he left the floor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: John McCain: Can He Mend Fences with the Right? | 10/8/2009 | See Source »

...January Jones, who is an advocate for sharks. I am a huge fan of Mad Men!") McCain's Oct. 6 exchange with Obama on Afghanistan was the clearest sign yet that the irascible "Mac" may truly be back. "The old captain," says McKinnon, "still has a lot of fight left...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: John McCain: Can He Mend Fences with the Right? | 10/8/2009 | See Source »

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