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GOP needs power player, expert says

Oct. 13, 2009
It's been nearly a year since Democrat Barack Obama beat Republican John McCain for the presidency and the Grand Old Party has made a handful of attempts to give itself a makeover. All have stagnated. Now, the fractured party finds itself trying to regroup as the 2010 election cycle nears....
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Gallup: Obama 48, McCain 44

Gallup: Obama 48, McCain 44

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Poll shows either Democrat leading McCain

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McCain has hypothetical cross-party edge

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McCain leads in crossover votes

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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch