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McCain 2008
Kiichiro Sato
Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., acknowledges supporters, Thursday, May 15, 2008, in Columbus, Ohio.
    McCain believes Iraq war can be won by 2013 Republican John McCain declared for the first time Thursday he believes the Iraq war can be won by 2013, although he rejected suggestions that his talk of a timetable put him on the same side as Democrats clamoring for full-scale troop withdrawals.

The Republican presidential contender, in a mystical speech that also envisioned Osama bin Laden dead or captured, and Americans with the choice of paying a simple flat tax or following their standard 1040 form, said only a small number of troops would remain in Iraq by the end of a prospective first term because al-Qaida will have been defeated and Iraq's government will be functioning on its own.

By GLEN JOHNSON
09:32:16 PM Thursday, May 15, 2008


Senate votes to roll back media ownership ruleThe Senate Thursday night voted to nullify a Federal Communications Commission rule that allows media companies to own a newspaper and a television station in the same market.
By JOHN DUNBAR
10:52:19 PM Thursday, May 15, 2008

Gates: Some in Pentagon still not on 'war footing'The Pentagon's slow response to wartime challenges such as protecting troops against roadside bombs stemmed in part from a mistaken belief within the defense establishment that the Iraq and Afghanistan wars would be short, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday.
By ROBERT BURNS
10:57:13 PM Thursday, May 15, 2008

Tenn. GOP mocks Michelle Obama's 'proud' remarkThe Tennessee Republican Party "welcomed" Michelle Obama's visit for a fundraiser Thursday night with an online video that takes the Democratic presidential front-runner's wife to task for a comment some considered unpatriotic.
By ERIK SCHELZIG
09:32:16 PM Thursday, May 15, 2008

Democrats drop first-responder billSenate Democrats on Thursday dropped a bill allowing all police, firefighters and other first responders to unionize after Republicans complained they didn't get enough time to offer amendments.
10:57:13 PM Thursday, May 15, 2008

Afghan narco-terrorist convicted on drug chargesA federal jury has found an Afghan enemy combatant guilty of drug charges in what the Justice Department calls the first convictions under new narco-terrorism laws.
03:51:54 PM Thursday, May 15, 2008

Analysis: Gay marriage back as campaign issueA California Supreme Court decision clearing the way for gay marriages in the state injects an element of uncertainty into a presidential race in which the Iraq war and the sputtering economy have largely overshadowed social issues.
By LIZ SIDOTI
09:08:34 PM Thursday, May 15, 2008

Edwards endorsement pays off for ObamaBarack Obama collected the support of seven of John Edwards' Democratic convention delegates on Thursday, then gained the backing of four superdelegates and a large labor union as he marched steadily toward the party's presidential nomination.
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER
06:36:50 PM Thursday, May 15, 2008

Fact check: Clinton vote claims under scrutinyHillary Rodham Clinton's assertions that she leads Barack Obama in the popular vote are a stretch, at best.
02:52:05 PM Thursday, May 15, 2008

E-mail from VA worker says to avoid PTSD diagnosisAn internal e-mail written by a Veterans Affairs Department employee suggested avoiding a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder for veterans and instead considering a diagnosis that might result in a lower disability payment.
By KIMBERLY HEFLING
04:22:01 PM Thursday, May 15, 2008

Administration credits China with policy shifts
IRS says up to 350,000 didn't get child credit
Colombian pleads not guilty to US drug charges
Unions turn toward Democratic front-runner Obama
House panel votes to extend child credit, energy tax breaks
Colombian paramilitary pleads not guilty to US drug charges
Senate roll vote: farm subsidies, food stamps bill
Senate roll call: farm subsidies, food stamps bill
Old friends recall Obama's years in LA, NY
NY congresswoman gives birth
White House Notebook: Bush a bit wary of drinking the water
Text of President Bush's speech to the Israeli parliament
Republicans abandon Bush on food, energy issues
Obama, McCain to offer contrasts on Cuba policy
In Kentucky, Obama ads stress that he's a Christian

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