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California GOP Senate nominee Carly Fiorina is skipping a chance to appear with Sarah Palin at a major Republican National Committee fundraiser so she can campaign with Sen. John McCain instead. Fiorina has not yet announced the Saturday campaign appearances with McCain, but a campaign source tells POLITICO that she will be spending her time on the stump with the 2008 GOP presidential nominee rather than his running mate, the former Alaska governor. POLITICO reported last week that both Fiorina and GOP gubernatorial Meg Whitman would be skipping the RNC fundraiser in Anaheim, citing scheduling conflicts. The RNC is heavily...

WASHINGTON (AP)—Republican Senate candidate Carly Fiorina is getting a boost in her fundraising efforts from a couple of GOP lawmakers—Sens. John McCain of Arizona and Scott Brown of Massachusetts. McCain held a fundraiser for Fiorina on Monday, but campaign spokeswoman Andrea Saul declined to provide any details about the location or the amount raised. Meanwhile, The Sacramento Bee reported that Brown will appear with Fiorina for a fundraiser Thursday in Newport Beach.

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) expressed concern on Tuesday for his pal Snooki Pallozzi after the "Jersey Shore" star was arrested last week for disorderly conduct on a Seaside, N.J., public beach. The senator was speaking to a radio host of KTAR Radio in Arizona, who asked McCain what his thoughts were on Snooki's arrest. The raunchy reality star was held in jail for a few hours, then released.