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John McCain Official portrait, 2009 United States Senator from Arizona In office January 3, 1987 – August 25, 2018 Preceded by Barry Goldwater Succeeded by Jon Kyl Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's 1st district In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1987 Preceded by John Jacob Rhodes Succeeded by John Jacob Rhodes III Senatorial positions Chair of the Senate Armed ...
In the wake of the shooting, Democrats and Republicans both called for a cooling of political rhetoric and a return to bipartisanship. [19] On the eve of the shooting, Giffords had written to a Republican friend, Trey Grayson, Secretary of State of Kentucky, saying, "we need to figure out how to tone our rhetoric and partisanship down."
McCain's grandfather "Slew" (left) and father "Jack" on board a U.S. Navy ship in Tokyo Bay, c. September 2, 1945. John Sidney McCain III was born on August 29, 1936, [1] at a United States Navy hospital [2] [3] [4] at Coco Solo Naval Air Station [5] [6] in the Panama Canal Zone, which at that time was considered to be among the unincorporated territories of the United States. [7]
McCain, a former Navy captain, was talking about the Vietnam War when he seemed to call out the president in particular, without mentioning him by name. McCain, a former Navy captain, was talking ...
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The Senate burst into audible gasps when Republican Sen. John McCain delivered the decisive, finishing blow to the GOP's "skinny repeal" health care bill.
Notably, McCain almost never carried a pistol, although he is a good shot with it, especially when he improvised a crude gunstock from a board, when facing a villain who had stolen his rifle. The rifle used on the set of The Rifleman , an 1892 Winchester caliber .44-40 carbine with a standard 20-inch barrel, was an historical anachronism, as ...
President Barack Obama visits a recovering Ron Barber, whom Roll had reportedly shielded during the shooting. [ 21 ] Other plaudits came from Senator John McCain , who had recommended Roll for appointment to the federal bench; from Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik ; and from Bishop Gerald Kicanas of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson , who ...