Articles by Maeve Reston

250 articles since 2006

Palin, McCain camps at odds

National | By Maeve Reston and Seema Mehta | 12:00AM, November 6
Sarah Palin left the national stage Wednesday, but the controversy over her role on the ticket flared as aides to John McCain disclosed new details about her expensive wardrobe purchases and revealed that a Republican Party lawyer would be dispatched to Alaska to inventory and retrieve the clothes still in her possession. Read more
 

As stocks fell, so did McCain

National | By Maeve Reston and Bob Drogin | 12:00AM, November 6
On Sept. Read more
 

McCain: ‘We fought as hard as we could’

National | By Maeve Reston and Seema Mehta | 12:00AM, November 5
John McCain ended his decade-long pursuit of the White House a short drive from his home, on the lawn of the Arizona Biltmore, where he held his wedding reception and celebrated so many of his winning Senate campaigns. Read more
 

For McCain: 7 states, 20 hours, 1 last shot

National | By Maeve Reston | November 4, 2008
John McCain’s 20-hour sprint to election day began Monday as most of his mornings have for a year and a half: with a stroll out of his hotel, his wife at his side, a brief wave with one hand and an enormous coffee cup in the other. Read more
 

The happy warrior reappears

National | By Maeve Reston | November 3, 2008
It was almost nine years ago that John McCain’s quest for the White House began in the basement of Peterborough’s town hall. Read more
 

I know we’re going to win’

National | By Maeve Reston | November 2, 2008
The brisk pace of campaigning in as many as four states a day takes a toll on the hardiest candidates, and John McCain was showing a little of that wear at his first event Saturday in Virginia, where he did his best to suppress a worsening cough. Read more
 

McCain insists he can catch Obama

National | By Maeve Reston and Seema Mehta | November 1, 2008
Republican John McCain, heading into the final weekend before the election, is on a four-day blitz he hopes will defy polls that show him trailing rival Democrat Barack Obama by six points nationally. Read more
 

Bringing in the political muscle

National | By Maeve Reston | November 1, 2008
California Gov. Read more
 

Candidates aim for swing-state support as finish line nears

National | By Maeve Reston and Seema Mehta | October 31, 2008
Reporting from Cape Girardeau, Mo., and Defiance, Ohio – Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain moved through swing states today, as the presidential candidates exhorted their supporters to continue their fight to the electoral finish line, just five days off. Read more
 

McCain, Obama focus on Florida; Palin touts energy independence in Ohio

National | By Maeve Reston | October 30, 2008
The presidential campaign moved to the battleground state of Florida today as Republican John McCain courted Cuban American votes in Miami’s Little Havana and Democrat Barack Obama planned a rally in Kissimmee with former President Clinton. Read more
 
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