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John McCain and Barack Obama -- presidential rivals last year -- agreed today on the need for progress to a world free of nuclear weapons. McCain, the veteran Republican senator from Arizona, spoke on the Senate floor to mark the unveiling of a statue in the Capitol Rotunda of the late President Ronald Reagan, who also dreamed of a nuke-free world. "This is a distant and difficult goal," McCain said. "And we must proceed toward it prudently and pragmatically, and with a focused concern for our security and the security of allies who depend on us. But the Cold War...

PHOENIX, May 31 (UPI) -- Former Republican presidential hopeful John McCain says he's not taking anything for granted in seeking a fifth U.S. Senate term in Arizona in 2010. After spending two years on the presidential campaign trail, in recent months McCain has been crisscrossing Arizona to reconnect with state voters, The Arizona Republic reported Sunday. McCain has retooled his Web site, opened a Senate campaign office in Phoenix and raised $3.6 million for his war chest, the Republic reported. "I'm very pleased with the response that I've gotten when traveling around the state, so I'm confident I'll do well,"...

WHITMAN: I think there is, you know, plenty of places that the state has gone wrong. I have a lot of respect for Governor Schwarzenegger. He's done a number of good things -- workman's compensation help, the redirecting initiative that was passed in November. But the fiscal crisis has occurred on his watch and I think, you know, political leaders have to be accountable. So I think he will share some responsibility for this, along with the legislature. . . . . . MCCAIN: You're right, the Hispanic -- Latino vote is very important. We've been losing it. We have...

(snip) We asked Sen. McCain if he saw Whitman as the future face of the Republican Party and he said "yes." He also mentioned three current governors as the next generation of leaders. Noticeably absent from that list was his former running mate, Sarah Palin.(snip)

Gubernatorial candidate, joining the senator, explains need for outreach at Tustin town hall event. BY MARTIN WISCKOL TUSTIN - Sen. John McCain endorsed Meg Whitman at a joint town hall meeting Friday, saying the gubernatorial candidate was needed both in Sacramento and in the struggling Republican Party."The woman standing beside me represents all of the qualities that will attract people to our party," McCain told a crowd of about 500 supporters at Tustin's Marconi Auto Museum. "We will not only tolerate, but accept people whose views are different than our own."Whitman, former CEO of eBay, has an early lead in...

(snip) "John McCain is an American hero," Zak said of the 2008 Republican presidential nominee. "We're honored and humbled to have his endorsement. We're looking forward to working with him to improve California." (snip) Whitman served as national co-chair of McCain's presidential campaign. She received another endorsement Thursday when House Minority Whip Eric Cantor, R-Virginia, announced that he was backing her. "The state needs a leader with a creative vision, with a formula for success that can address the fiscal challenges that you face and there is no one better than Meg Whitman," Cantor said in a statement posted on...

North Korea's latest threats must be stopped before they become a direct threat to the United States, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said Thursday. McCain told guest host Austin Hill on News/Talk 92-3 KTAR's "Ankarlo Mornings" that the world has let North Korea coast long enough. "The days of accommodating this whacko Kim Jong Il and this most repressive and oppressive regime on earth -- 200,000 people in their prison system -- are over," McCain said. "They have nuclear weapons, they have missiles. It's a matter of time before they match a nuclear weapon with a missile, and that could pose...

(snip) HANNITY: OK, and so I'm — all right. I'm reading between the lines here, Senator. If you didn't think she was qualified for the Second Circuit, I've got to believe that you're going to be very — it's going to be a very difficult uphill battle for her to convince you she's qualified for the Supreme Court. Is that a fair statement? MCCAIN: Well, yes, but I also — it's fair to respect that her previous record I did not find satisfactory, but I do believe that she's got to be able to make her case, and for me...

Arizona Senator and former presidential contender John McCain will be making another visit to the Central Valley. McCain will be in Fresno on Friday for a town hall meeting with Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Meg Whitman. Whitman who announced her candidacy back on February 9th, is touting her business experiences with Ebay, Procter & Gamble, and Disney. Whitman helped Ebay grow from 30 employees and $4.7 million in revenue to more than 15,000 employees and almost $8 billion in revenue.

Arizona Sen. John McCain wants Meg Whitman to be California's next governor. The former eBay chief executive has not formally declared her candidacy, but a spokesman said Wednesday that she will pick up the 2008 Republican presidential nominee's endorsement at an event in Orange County on Friday. "We are thrilled to have someone of his stature as part of the team," spokesman Mitch Zak said. Whitman is one of several Republicans maneuvering to get into next year's race to replace Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who is prevented by law from seeking a third consecutive term. McCain is one of the party's...

Elections have consequences. Like a stand-up comedian trying to push a catchphrase, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., kept coming back to that statement during an hour-long town hall gathering Tuesday in Marana. Whether it was efforts being made to turn around the economy, President Obama's nomination of Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court or U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi's CIA allegations, McCain told the crowd of more than 200 people at the Marana Municipal Complex that today's America is a direct result of last November's voting. But rather than place all the blame on the ruling Democratic Party, McCain said Republicans were...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Arizona's U.S. senators, both Republicans, congratulated Sonia Sotomayor on her nomination to the Supreme Court and said they would study her record thoroughly before the Senate's confirmation vote. . . . . . Sen. John McCain also congratulated Sotomayor and said, "I look forward to examining her record thoroughly during the Senate confirmation process."

Sen. John McCain called North Korea's latest nuclear test "disturbing" and said the world needs to join forces to stop future tests. "It's a provocative act and it's a very disturbing one," McCain said when asked about the North Korea test after he spoke at a Memorial Day observance Monday at the veterans' National Cemetery in north Phoenix. "It shows that tensions in the region are on the increase." Other countries, particularly China, must help the United States in pressuring North Korea to abandon its nuclear ambitions, McCain said. "The Chinese need to act in cooperation with us to bring...

I’d been struggling over the weekend to come up with a proper definition of the expression “sitting duck” for my daughter Emilie. Had Meghan’s performance come to my attention earlier it could have served as a perfect example. You can’t, after all, go on national TV, all perky and blonde and blushing and young, and endowed with a soapbox years before you’ve paid your dues and, while talking about how Republicans should reposition themselves on sex, say, “I would never wanna practice anything I didn’t preach.” Even with the best of intentions. You can’t do these things because they’re just...

I stopped by to see John McCain this afternoon in his Senate office. I haven't seen him for several months, and was glad to see that he seemed rested and ready, if not tan. He was in high spirits, and we talked for a while about the Obama Administration's embrace of realpolitik, Pakistan, Iran, the whole nine yards. But first I asked him about Dick Cheney and his defense of Bush Administration torture policies. He told me of his fundamental disagreement with Cheney: "When you have a majority of Americans, seventy-something percent, saying we shouldn't torture, then I'm not sure...

SNIP (McCain) was in high spirits, and we talked for a while about the Obama Administration's embrace of realpolitik, Pakistan, Iran, the whole nine yards. But first I asked him about Dick Cheney and his defense of Bush Administration torture policies. He told me of his fundamental disagreement with Cheney: "When you have a majority of Americans, seventy-something percent, saying we shouldn't torture, then I'm not sure it helps for the Vice President to go out and continue to espouse that position," he said. "But look, he's free to talk. He's a former Vice President of the United States. I...

Republicans have laid down their marker on health care reform and it’s very mavericky. Congressional Republicans dub their plan the Patients Choice Act, but it is nearly identical to the McCain health care plan defeated by voters last November.

Arizona Sen. John McCain has endorsed Florida Gov. Charlie Crist in his bid for the U.S. Senate, adding to Crist’s list of top Republicans who support him. “I was proud to have had Charlie’s support in my campaign, and I am proud to support him in his campaign,” McCain said in a statement. McCain said he considered Crist as a vice presidential candidate last year before selecting Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. Crist’s endorsement helped McCain capture the key Florida primary over rival Rudy Giuliani.

U.S. Republican senator, John McCain, said what the Georgian people had “accomplished since the Rose Revolution – in terms of democratic governance, a western orientation, and in domestic reform – is of historic magnitude.” He was speaking at an annual reception of the Georgian Association in the USA in Washington on May 20, where Senator McCain was awarded with the Association’s special award for his “outstanding and unconditional support to Georgian Independence and US-Georgian Friendship.” “Although it has been merely eight months since the world’s attention was riveted by Russia’s invasion, and while the stories may have faded from the...

TALLAHASSEE-- U.S. Sen. John McCain is endorsing Gov. Charlie Crist in his campaign for U.S. Senate. The Charlie Crist for Senate Campaign made the announcement Wednesday morning. "Today I am pleased to endorse Charlie Crist for the United States Senate," said Senator McCain. "Now more than ever, we need leaders who are committed to lower taxes, limiting government spending, and fighting for the people are needed in Washington."