Gop to Rally Around Mccain ; House Leaders Strain for Unity

The Washington Times › May 15, 2008

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House Republicans yesterday said Sen. John McCain is the cure to what ails them and that they're essentially pinning their electoral hopes on his coattails and credentials as a straight-talking spending-cutter.

But even as the leaders of the party's caucus tried to show unity and downplay Tuesday's stinging special election loss in another conservative district, they were contradicting each other on a key spending issue.

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Gop to Rally Around Mccain ; House Leaders Strain for Unity

Briefing reporters yesterday afternoon, Rep. Adam H. Putnam, chairman of the House Republican Conference, and Rep. Eric Cantor, Republicans' chief deputy whip, said they need to draw clearer distinctions with Democrats on issues such as spending and taxes - just...

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