Straight talk

With the two main contestants for the presidential general election all but decided, it's time to start covering Sen John McCain (R-AZ) again — not by trotting out the usual war-hero-turned-blunt-maverick narrative, but by taking a hard look at the strengths and weaknesses he'd bring to the presidency. Of course, Sen McCain has a well-documented knack for charming the press into submission. So here, for the men and women who'll be spending long hours on the Straight Talk Express, is a handy list of 10 McCain stories worth pursuing over the next few months
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McCain campaign threatened to cut off Newsweek's access (Think Progress)
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/15/mccain-campaign-threatened-to-cut-of...