A now-disbarred Florida lawyer who admitted to orchestrating a huge Ponzi scheme gave more than $180,000 to Arizona Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign, contributions that McCain's Senate rival is now making an issue in their competitive primary.
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McCain to hold town-hall meeting in Yuma
Sen. John McCain will be campaigning in Yuma in southwestern Arizona on Friday. The senator will open his Yuma County Campaign Office and then head to Armed Forces Park to receive an award from the county Chamber of Commerce.
Read More »Munger: No regret on ending gov campaign
Tucson attorney John Munger says he doesn't regret his decision to drop out of the governor's race now that the U.S. Supreme Court has blocked matching funds for publicly funded candidates.
Read More »McCain airs TV ad hitting opponent for lobbying
John McCain's re-election campaign has released its second set of television and radio ads attacking the Arizona senator's primary opponent for his ties to Washington.
Read More »Arizona files response in matching funds case
Arizona officials have told the U.S. Supreme Court that it's too late in the current election cycle to block payment of extra campaign money to publicly funded candidates.
Read More »Fierce struggle for McCain to retain seat
A serious re-election fight wasn't what Republican John McCain expected when he returned to the Senate after losing the presidency.
Read More »Arizona to respond Monday in campaign funding case
Arizona officials face a Monday morning deadline to file a response to a request asking the U.S. Supreme Court payment to block the state's payment of extra campaign money to some publicly funded candidates.
Read More »McCain to campaign with Romney in Mesa on Friday
John McCain is calling in former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney on Friday.
Read More »McCain's primary challenger flubs historical fact
GOP Senate hopeful J.D. Hayworth, locked in a tough primary fight against Sen. John McCain, flubbed a key historical fact last week, asserting wrongly that the United States never declared war on Germany in World War II.
Read More »Mills to file petitions for Arizona governor's race
Republican gubernatorial candidate Buz Mills is already on the airwaves with campaign ads but his next move is to get on the Aug. 24 primary election ballot.
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