John McCain

John McCain
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Election Coverage from MPR

Barack Obama won the Wisconsin primary Tuesday night, his ninth straight triumph over a fading Hillary Rodham Clinton in their epic struggle for the Democratic presidential nomination. (02/19/2008)
Four of the presidential candidates are campaigning in Wisconsin today just one day before that state's presidential primary. (02/18/2008)
Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are crisscrossing Wisconsin this weekend with the hopes of convincing voters to choose them in Tuesday's primary. (02/16/2008)
Sen. Barack Obama swept the Louisiana primary and caucuses in Nebraska and Washington state Saturday night, slicing into Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's slender delegate lead in their historic race for the Democratic presidential nomination. (02/09/2008)
Democrat Barack Obama won Minnesota's caucuses by a 2-1 margin over Hillary Clinton, but that doesn't necessarily mean he'll get twice as many delegates. Mitt Romney won the GOP straw poll, but the results are are nothing more than a beauty contest. (02/06/2008)
Sen. John McCain seized command of the race for the Republican presidential nomination early Wednesday. Democratic rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama traded victories in an epic struggle with no end in sight. (02/05/2008)
As the candidates travel the country in anticipation of Super Tuesday, the real work is behind the scenes. That's where the campaigns are working furiously to get out the vote. (02/04/2008)
Gov. Pawlenty is scheduled to campaign in Illinois this weekend for Republican presidential hopeful John McCain. (02/01/2008)
The governor doesn't like that next Tuesday's GOP presidential caucus amounts to a straw poll. (01/31/2008)
Midday talks with leading Minnesota supporters of the presidential candidates to find out why they think their candidate would be the best president. (Midday, 01/31/2008)

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Party: Republican

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Date of Birth: 08/29/1936

Place of Birth: Panama

Education: United States Naval Academy

Religion: Baptist

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