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McCain: President Will Make the Right Decision

Senator John McCain told me this morning that he spoke with the President yesterday on Afghanistan and said he’s “confident the president will make the right decision.” Here’s the exchange: STEPHANOPOULOS: Have you spoken directly to the president about your...

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September 27, 2009 in Barack Obama, John McCain, This Week with George Stephanopoulos | Permalink | User Comments (20)

Coming Up: Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Sen. John McCain (R- Ariz.)

Iran and Afghanistan - two big stories for our Headliner this week: Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. Arguably the most influential voice on the President's national security team, Secretary Gates is critical in framing the Afghan strategic review for President...

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September 23, 2009 in Afghanistan, Barack Obama, John McCain, This Week with George Stephanopoulos | Permalink | User Comments (20)

McCain Calls Obama's Missile Defense Move 'Seriously Misguided' But Will It Work?

In the wake of President Obama's decision not to proceed with Bush-era plans for a missile defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic, conservative activists are accusing the President of "appeasement," and the decision drew a sharp rebuke from...

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September 17, 2009 in Barack Obama, John McCain | Permalink | User Comments (65)

Bipartisan Health Reform Negotiations on Life Support

Little progress has been made in continuing negotiations on Capitol Hill over a bipartisan health care reform bill ... here are the key developments:

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July 8, 2009 in Barack Obama, Capitol Hill, Democrats, Health Care, John McCain, Republicans, Twitter, World News | Permalink | User Comments (52)

Some Intriguing Numbers

Last night was Barack Obama's Goldilocks landslide. He's the first Democrat since Jimmy Carter to get more than 50 percent of the vote. He got the most popular vote since Lyndon Johnson in 1964. Obama's electoral college numbers are far...

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November 5, 2008 in Barack Obama, Democrats Vote 2008, John McCain, Republicans Vote 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (19)

McCain's Path to 270 Hard to See

ABC News has projected Ohio for Barack Obama. The McCain campaign didn't have a map to 270 that didn't include winning Ohio. And with Pennsylvania projected for Obama -- unless something staggering happens -- it's hard to see how John...

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November 4, 2008 in Barack Obama, Democrats Vote 2008, John McCain, Republicans Vote 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (235)

Election Night

We're live on the air broadcasting the Election Night results all night. Join us now on ABC. And, below, is our video from World News on the crucial states on the road to 270, the Senate, and House races. --George...

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November 4, 2008 in Barack Obama, Democrats Vote 2008, John McCain, Republicans Vote 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (23)

Guide to Election Night: Six Early States to Watch

Here are the six states to watch between 7pm and 8pm on Election Night: Virginia and Indiana after the last polls close at 7pm, Ohio and North Carolina after 7:30pm, and then Pennsylvania and Florida after 8pm. These are the...

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November 4, 2008 in Barack Obama, Democrats Vote 2008, John McCain, Republicans Vote 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (785)

Key Moments

This morning on "Good Morning America," Diane Sawyer asked me what I thought were the turning points of the campaign. Here are mine: For John McCain, I think you have to go back to Sept. 15, just several weeks ago...

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November 4, 2008 in Barack Obama, Democrats Vote 2008, John McCain, Republicans Vote 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (48)

What If the Polls Are Wrong?

There have been in the neighborhood of 159 national polls in the last six weeks. Most of those polls have Barack Obama ahead of John McCain, including our ABC News/Washington Post daily tracking poll, that has Obama comfortably ahead 53-44....

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November 3, 2008 in Barack Obama, Democrats Vote 2008, John McCain, Republicans Vote 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (629)