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  • McCain Provides Mirth at Charity Dinner (ALFRED E. SMITH MEMORIAL DINNER)

    10/20/2005 10:45:12 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 17 replies · 640+ views
    ap on Yahoo ^ | 10/20/05 | Sam Dolnick - ap
    NEW YORK - Sen. John McCain (news, bio, voting record) said Thursday at the annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner that he hasn't decided whether he's running for president, "so please just stop asking me." "Relax and enjoy the evening, Governor Pataki," he concluded, to a roar of laughter from the audience at the $1,000-a-plate fundraiser. Gov. George Pataki, too, has been considering a run for the highest office in the land. Standing on a dais crowded with politicians, the Arizona Republican teased several of them, as well as the monied guests at the event sponsored by the Archdiocese...