John McCain returned from Vietnam determined to lead
When John McCain limped home from a Hanoi prison camp in 1973 with a badly injured knee that he could not bend, Navy doctors gave him the bad news: His 15-year career as a jet pilot was over. He would never fly again. More...
When John McCain turned to politics, he went all-out
Navy liaison to the Senate:Second of two parts More...
McCain enters from the outside
Sen. John McCain presented a memento to fellow Republican Sen. Ted Stevens when they met in the Senate earlier this year: a key chain with a small battery-operated pig's head. More...
CAMPAIGN '08
McCain doesn't put his faith out front
Not long after he became the presumed Republican nominee, John McCain flew to New Orleans to face a skeptical audience -- conservative leaders of the Council for National Policy. More...
Starring John McCain
Some slightly disconcerting things you might have learned about Sen. John McCain had you paid attention to his biography tour this week: More...
McCain's temper back on campaign's front-burner
An angry, profane exchange between Sen. John McCain and another Republican senator last week prompted a new round of questions Monday about whether McCain's legendary temper is becoming a liability to his campaign for the presidency. More...
McCain faces question of fitness to serve, physically
As he exited the stairs of his "Straight Talk Express" campaign bus on a chilly March day in Iowa, Sen. John McCain carefully took one step at a time, his left hand gripping a rail and his right knee looking stiff. More...
Meghan McCain's straight blog express
On the night of the hard-fought Florida primary, John McCain spoke about weighty issues -- whether the Republican Party had lost its way and how he would fight America's enemies. More...
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