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A Ballgame and a Slow Day for McCain
voices.washingtonpost.com - 8/24/2008
A Ballgame and a Slow Day for McCain
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Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), is seen on the giant replay screen during the Arizona Diamondbacks - Florida Marlins baseball game at Chase Field, Aug. 24, 2008 in Phoenix. (AP/Mary Altaffer) By Michael D. Shear PHOENIX -- Now, it's McCain's turn to take it easy. His rival, Sen. Barack Obama, just came back from a week in Hawaii. And the looming GOP convention will no doubt be a tiring whirlwind, ...

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The Page by Mark Halperin — ... The nominee-in-waiting watches the Diamondbacks take on the Marlins following a morning at the North Phoenix Baptist Church. ...

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