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 | NBC 12nov08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Returns to Senate role via NBC's Tonight Show | Kelly O'Donnell | Washington DC |
 | NBC 04nov08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Base of support is in Florida's Panhandle | Roger O'Neil | Florida |
 | NBC 03nov08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Hectic final day of travel across swing states | Kelly O'Donnell | New Mexico |
 | CBS 03nov08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Hectic final day of travel across swing states | Chip Reid | New Mexico |
 | NBC 31oct08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Conserves enough cash for final weekend ad blitz | Kelly O'Donnell | Ohio |
 | CBS 31oct08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Depends on Ohio, Pennsylvania for victory | Chip Reid | Ohio |
 | NBC 30oct08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Bus tour through Ohio seeks to mobilize GOP base | Kelly O'Donnell | Ohio |
 | CBS 30oct08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Bus tour through Ohio seeks to mobilize GOP base | Chip Reid | Ohio |
 | NBC 29oct08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Emphasizes looming national security risks | Kelly O'Donnell | Florida |
 | CBS 29oct08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Targets four must-win states: Ohio, Pa, Fla, Va | Chip Reid | Miami |
 | NBC 28oct08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Warns middle class of secret Obama tax hike plan | Kelly O'Donnell | North Carolina |
 | CBS 28oct08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Warns middle class of secret Obama tax hike plan | Chip Reid | Pennsylvania |
 | ABC 28oct08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Forced to defend traditional GOP strongholds | Ron Claiborne | North Carolina |
 | NBC 27oct08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Distances himself from President Bush on taxes | Kelly O'Donnell | Pennsylvania |
 | CBS 27oct08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Negative robocalls launched by Republican allies | Chip Reid | Pennsylvania |
 | CBS 24oct08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Some GOPers start to second guess his tactics | Chip Reid | Denver |
 | CBS 24oct08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Fails to attract centrist, independent support | Bob Schieffer | Washington DC |
 | CBS 24oct08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Well-funded by Nevada casino industry | Sharyl Attkisson | Las Vegas |
 | CBS 23oct08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Launches bus tour blitz across central Florida | Chip Reid | Florida |
 | ABC 23oct08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Launches bus tour blitz across central Florida | David Wright | Florida |
 | CBS 22oct08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Cites Joe the Plumber in small business pitch | Chip Reid | Ohio |
 | CBS 21oct08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Targets Pennsylvania as must-win state | Chip Reid | Pennsylvania |
 | ABC 21oct08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Cites Dems' VP pick Biden to warn of crisis | Ron Claiborne | Pennsylvania |
 | CBS 20oct08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Opposes tax hikes, wealth redistribution | Chip Reid | Missouri |
 | ABC 20oct08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Opposes tax hikes, wealth redistribution | Ron Claiborne | Missouri |
 | NBC 17oct08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Focus on opposition to redistributionist taxes | Kelly O'Donnell | Florida |
 | CBS 17oct08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Can afford no defeat in any toss-up state | Bob Schieffer | Washington DC |
 | CBS 17oct08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Focus on opposition to redistributionist taxes | Chip Reid | Miami |
 | NBC 15oct08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Seeks to separate himself from President Bush | David Gregory | New York |
 | NBC 14oct08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Unveils economic plan to aid retirees, jobless | Kelly O'Donnell | New York |
 | CBS 14oct08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Unveils economic plan to aid retirees, jobless | Chip Reid | New York |
 | NBC 13oct08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Styles himself as underdog, pledges to fight on | Kelly O'Donnell | North Carolina |
 | CBS 13oct08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Styles himself as underdog, pledges to fight on | Chip Reid | North Carolina |
 | ABC 13oct08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Styles himself as underdog, pledges to fight on | Ron Claiborne | North Carolina |
 | ABC sub req 10oct08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Proposes reforms for homebuyers, retirees | David Wright | Minnesota |
 | NBC 09oct08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Discusses housing proposal, criticism of Obama | Kelly O'Donnell | Wisconsin |
 | CBS 09oct08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Supporters launch passionate attacks on Obama | Chip Reid | Wisconsin |
 | NBC 08oct08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Resumes personal attacks on Obama after debate | Andrea Mitchell | Washington DC |
 | CBS 08oct08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Resumes personal attacks on Obama after debate | Chip Reid | Ohio |
 | CBS 06oct08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Launches personal attacks on Obama mystery man | Dean Reynolds | New Mexico |
 | ABC sub req 06oct08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Launches personal attacks on Obama mystery man | Ron Claiborne | New Mexico |
 | NBC 03oct08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Decision to leave Michigan puts him on defensive | Chuck Todd | Washington DC |
 | NBC 30sep08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Shootdown, imprisonment in Hanoi recalled | Ian Williams | Vietnam |
 | CBS 24sep08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Suspends efforts on stump to return to Senate | Chip Reid | New York |
 | ABC 24sep08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Suspends efforts on stump to return to Senate | David Wright | New York |
 | ABC 23sep08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Senate vote on financial bailout will be pivotal | Jake Tapper | Capitol Hill |
 | CBS 19sep08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Unveils proposal to regulate financial markets | Chip Reid | Minneapolis |
 | NBC 18sep08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Denounces SEC regulation, Wall Street greed | Kelly O'Donnell | Wisconsin |
 | CBS 18sep08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Denounces SEC regulation, Wall Street greed | Chip Reid | Wisconsin |
 | ABC 17sep08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Reverses opposition to financial regulation | David Wright | Michigan |
 | CBS 10sep08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Produces negative ads in defense of VP Palin | Chip Reid | Washington DC |
 | CBS 10sep08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Anti-Obama ads on pigs, sex ed are misleading | Bill Plante | Washington DC |
 | NBC 09sep08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Stumps with VP pick Palin as reform partnership | Kelly O'Donnell | Pennsylvania |
 | ABC 09sep08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Stumps with VP pick Palin as reform partnership | Ron Claiborne | Pennsylvania |
 | NBC 08sep08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Emphasizes maverick label with VP pick Palin | Kelly O'Donnell | Chicago |
 | NBC 05sep08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Runs with VP pick Palin as porkbarrel reformer | Kelly O'Donnell | Michigan |
 | CBS 05sep08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Runs with VP pick Palin as porkbarrel reformer | Chip Reid | Michigan |
 | ABC 05sep08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Runs with VP pick Palin as porkbarrel reformer | David Wright | Michigan |
 | NBC 02sep08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Must demarcate separation from President Bush | David Gregory | Minnesota |
 | CBS 27aug08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Ads attack Obama for lack of preparedness | Dean Reynolds | Denver |
 | NBC 25aug08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Counterpunches during Democrats' convention | Kelly O'Donnell | Arizona |
 | NBC 21aug08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Embarrassed by inability to count his nine homes | Lee Cowan | Virginia |
 | CBS 21aug08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Embarrassed by inability to count his nine homes | Dean Reynolds | Virginia |
 | ABC 21aug08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Embarrassed by inability to count his nine homes | Jake Tapper | Virginia |
 | CBS 13aug08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Staging is more vivid, negative ads demeaning | Dean Reynolds | Michigan |
 | CBS 06aug08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | His negative tactics teased by Paris Hilton | Dean Reynolds | No Dateline |
 | ABC 05aug08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Calls for nuclear power plant construction | Ron Claiborne | Michigan |
 | NBC 01aug08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Online mockery of Obama resorts to sarcasm | Andrea Mitchell | Washington DC |
 | ABC 01aug08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Addresses Urban League on education, crime | David Wright | Florida |
 | NBC 31jul08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Proud of celebrity ad, bristles at racial hints | Andrea Mitchell | Washington DC |
 | CBS 31jul08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Proud of celebrity ad, bristles at racial hints | Dean Reynolds | Chicago |
 | CBS 31jul08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Attacks on Obama are stuck in silly season | Bob Schieffer | Washington DC |
 | NBC 30jul08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | New ad equates Obama with vacuous celebrities | Kelly O'Donnell | Denver |
 | CBS 30jul08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | New ad equates Obama with vacuous celebrities | Chip Reid | Washington DC |
 | ABC sub req 30jul08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | New ad equates Obama with vacuous celebrities | David Wright | Washington DC |
 | CBS 29jul08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Headquarters in Arlington Va has 400 staffers | Katie Couric | Virginia |
 | NBC 25jul08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Insists that support of Iraq surge is key issue | Kelly O'Donnell | Colorado |
 | NBC 24jul08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Reflects on Berlin speech, Iraq surge, VP pick | Kelly O'Donnell | Ohio |
 | ABC sub req 23jul08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Accuses Obama of losing war to win election | David Wright | No Dateline |
 | NBC 22jul08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Pledges eventual troop withdrawal from Iraq | Kelly O'Donnell | New Hampshire |
 | ABC sub req 22jul08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Blasts Obama's foreign policy, media favoritism | Ron Claiborne | New Hampshire |
 | NBC 21jul08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Focus on oil drilling, Iraq surge success | Kelly O'Donnell | Maine |
 | CBS 21jul08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Protests media disparity, NYTimes op-ed nixed | Jim Axelrod | Washington DC |
 | ABC sub req 21jul08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Message eclipsed by Obama's trip, seeks traction | Ron Claiborne | Maine |
 | NBC 18jul08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Focus on economic slowdown, trade policy | Kelly O'Donnell | New York |
 | NBC 16jul08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Address to NAACP includes praise for his rival | Kelly O'Donnell | Cincinnati |
 | NBC 10jul08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Key economic aide Phil Gramm disdains whiners | Kelly O'Donnell | Washington DC |
 | CBS 10jul08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Key economic aide Phil Gramm disdains whiners | Jeff Greenfield | New York |
 | ABC 10jul08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Key economic aide Phil Gramm disdains whiners | David Wright | Washington DC |
 | NBC 08jul08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Latest ad on PoW heroism, stark Obama contrast | Chuck Todd | New York |
 | NBC 03jul08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Showcases foreign policy in Mexico-Colombia trip | Kelly O'Donnell | Mexico |
 | ABC sub req 02jul08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Showcases trade, narcotics in Colombia trip | David Wright | Colombia |
 | ABC 30jun08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Record as Vietnam pilot fails to impress Clark | David Wright | Washington DC |
 | NBC 04jun08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Proposes series of town hall debates with Obama | Kelly O'Donnell | Louisiana |
 | CBS 04jun08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Proposes series of town hall debates with Obama | Chip Reid | Washington DC |
 | NBC 27may08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Vows never to surrender in Iraq War | Andrea Mitchell | Washington DC |
 | ABC 27may08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Avoids publicity for President Bush fundraiser | Ron Claiborne | New York |
 | NBC 26may08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Emphasizes Iraq War, veterans on Memorial Day | Kelly O'Donnell | New Mexico |
 | NBC 23may08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Releases voluminous medical records to reporters | Nancy Snyderman | Arizona |
 | NBC 23may08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Millionairess wife Cindy publishes 2006 taxes | Kelly O'Donnell | Arizona |
 | ABC 23may08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Clears up questions on lobbyists, health, taxes | George Stephanopoulos | Washington DC |
 | NBC 22may08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Challenged on veterans, preacher, gays, health | Kelly O'Donnell | California |
 | CBS 22may08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Disavows support of televangelist John Hagee | Chip Reid | Washington DC |
 | NBC 19may08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Severs links with inside-Beltway lobbyist aides | Kelly O'Donnell | Chicago |
 | CBS 19may08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Severs links with inside-Beltway lobbyist aides | Chip Reid | Washington DC |
 | ABC 19may08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Faces negatives of GOP alignment, old age | Jake Tapper | Washington DC |
 | NBC 15may08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Envisages 2013 conditions at end of first term | Kelly O'Donnell | Washington DC |
 | NBC 07may08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Sends mixed messages to GOPers, independents | Kelly O'Donnell | New York |
 | ABC sub req 25apr08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Tour of poor regions in Appalachia, Deep South | Ron Claiborne | New York |
 | NBC 24apr08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Criticizes President Bush over Hurricane Katrina | Kelly O'Donnell | New Orleans |
 | NBC 15apr08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Speech on economy proposes gasoline tax holiday | Kelly O'Donnell | Pennsylvania |
 | ABC sub req 15apr08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Speech on economy proposes gasoline tax holiday | Ron Claiborne | New York |
 | NBC 07apr08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Optimistic speech on Iraq War at VFW convention | Kelly O'Donnell | Kansas City |
 | NBC 02apr08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Supported by family matriarch Roberta, aged 96 | Kelly O'Donnell | Washington DC |
 | CBS 02apr08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Autobiographical tour showcases life experience | Chip Reid | Maryland |
 | NBC 01apr08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Autobiographical tour showcases life experience | Kelly O'Donnell | Washington DC |
 | ABC 01apr08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Autobiographical tour showcases life experience | Ron Claiborne | Virginia |
 | NBC 26mar08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Formal speech on costs, pains, duties of war | Kelly O'Donnell | Los Angeles |
 | NBC 20mar08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Platform on taxes, credit, budget surveyed | Kelly O'Donnell | London |
 | ABC sub req 20mar08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Uses mideast-Europe tour to tout expertise | Ron Claiborne | London |
 | NBC 19mar08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Misspeaks, retracts on Iran, al-Qaeda in Iraq | Kelly O'Donnell | Jerusalem |
 | CBS 29feb08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Endorsed by anti-gay, anti-Catholic preacher | Jeff Greenfield | New York |
 | NBC 26feb08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Rally warm-up teases Osama by using Hussein | Kelly O'Donnell | Ohio |
 | ABC sub req 26feb08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Rally warm-up teases Osama by using Hussein | Ron Claiborne | Ohio |
 | NBC 22feb08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Relies on many lobbyists as senior aides | Lisa Myers | Washington DC |
 | CBS 22feb08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Relies on many lobbyists as senior aides | Nancy Cordes | Washington DC |
 | NBC 21feb08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Ethics corruption with lobbyist blonde suspected | Kelly O'Donnell | Michigan |
 | CBS 21feb08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Ethics corruption with lobbyist blonde suspected | Nancy Cordes | Washington DC |
 | ABC 21feb08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Ethics corruption with lobbyist blonde suspected | Jake Tapper | Capitol Hill |
 | ABC sub req 21feb08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Backlash against NY Times for ethics innuendo | Dan Harris | New York |
 | NBC 20feb08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Previews November criticisms of Democrat Obama | Kelly O'Donnell | Ohio |
 | CBS 20feb08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Previews November criticisms of Democrat Obama | Nancy Cordes | Washington DC |
 | NBC 11mar08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Fulltime effort to fill fundraising shortfall | Kelly O'Donnell | New York |
 | CBS 04mar08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Faces logistical hurdles as presumptive nominee | Chip Reid | Dallas |
 | NBC 05mar08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Endorsed wholeheartedly by President Bush | Kelly O'Donnell | White House |
 | CBS 05mar08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Endorsed wholeheartedly by President Bush | Chip Reid | Washington DC |
 | ABC sub req 05mar08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Endorsed wholeheartedly by President Bush | Ron Claiborne | White House |
 | NBC 07mar08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Bridles at mention of VP ties to Democrat Kerry | Kelly O'Donnell | Washington DC |
 | NBC 18feb08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Ringing endorsement by former President Bush | Kelly O'Donnell | Wisconsin |
 | NBC 15feb08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Will be endorsed by former President Bush | Kelly O'Donnell | Wisconsin |
 | NBC 14feb08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Endorsed by Romney despite acrimony on stump | Kelly O'Donnell | Boston |
 | CBS 14feb08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Endorsed by Romney despite acrimony on stump | Chip Reid | Washington DC |
 | ABC sub req 14feb08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Endorsed by Romney despite acrimony on stump | Ron Claiborne | Boston |
 | NBC 11feb08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Amasses endorsements, including President Bush's | David Gregory | White House |
 | NBC 08feb08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Gradually switches from primaries to November | Kelly O'Donnell | Kansas |
 | ABC 08feb08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Implicitly endorsed by President Bush | Ron Claiborne | Kansas |
 | CBS 07feb08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Still lacks unanimous support from conservatives | Jeff Greenfield | New York |
 | NBC 01feb08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Must win over conservatives to prevail | Kelly O'Donnell | Illinois |
 | CBS 01feb08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Must win over conservatives to prevail | Jeff Greenfield | New York |
 | CBS 31jan08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Picks up non-conservative endorsements | Bill Whitaker | Los Angeles |
 | NBC 30jan08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | New GOP frontrunner after Fla win, Giuliani nod | David Gregory | Washington DC |
 | CBS 30jan08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | New GOP frontrunner after Fla win, Giuliani nod | Bill Whitaker | California |
 | ABC 30jan08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | New GOP frontrunner after Fla win, Giuliani nod | Ron Claiborne | California |
 | NBC 09jan08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | May become frontrunner in chaotic GOP race | Kelly O'Donnell | South Carolina |
 | CBS 03jan08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Reenergized after summer slump, seeks NH win | Kelly Cobiella | Iowa |
 | CBS 02jan08 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Concentrates on NH primary instead of Iowa | Kelly Cobiella | Iowa |
 | NBC 18dec07 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Wins endorsements, rebounds in New Hampshire | Kelly O'Donnell | Capitol Hill |
 | CBS 18dec07 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Wins endorsements, rebounds in New Hampshire | Jeff Greenfield | New Hampshire |
 | CBS 28sep07 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Iraq War supporter cites Vietnam War credentials | Jeff Greenfield | New York |
 | ABC sub req 12sep07 | 2008 John McCain campaign | No Surrender candidacy relies on Iraq success | John Berman | Iowa |
 | NBC 13jul07 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Tries to regroup as cash-strapped maverick in NH | Chip Reid | Capitol Hill |
 | ABC sub req 13jul07 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Tries to regroup as cash-strapped maverick in NH | John Berman | New Hampshire |
 | CBS 10jul07 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Suffers cash shortfall, pair of key aides quit | Jeff Greenfield | New York |
 | ABC sub req 25apr07 | 2008 John McCain campaign | Formally announces, no longer GOP frontrunner | Jake Tapper | Capitol Hill |
 | CBS 15mar07 | 2008 John McCain campaign announced | Revives Straight Talk Express bus from 2000 | Sharyn Alfonsi | Iowa |
 | NBC 15mar07 | 2008 John McCain campaign announced | Revives Straight Talk Express bus from 2000 | Chip Reid | Iowa |
 | ABC sub req 15mar07 | 2008 John McCain campaign announced | Revives Straight Talk Express bus from 2000 | Jake Tapper | Iowa |
 | NBC 01mar07 | 2008 John McCain campaign announced | Launches candidacy amid conservative suspicion | David Gregory | New York |