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Congress: Maverick McCain is back

 

Published 1/23/2009 by Mark Murray at First Read

The Washington Post says that the Maverick McCain is back. “The surest sign of McCain's return to his ‘maverick’ ways came when he caught wind of an effort by Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.) to delay Clinton's confirmation vote by a day, pushing it from Tuesday to Wednesday because he was seeking greater disclosure about foreign donors to former president Bill Clinton's charitable foundation. McCain found the objection gratuitous -- despite policy disagreements with Clinton, he and most Republicans consider...( read more ) (link)

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