Capital Briefs

* HIS BROTHER'S KEEPER: Although much of the liberal media and some Republican powers still talk about a Bush-McCain ticket as the salve for Republican Party primary season wounds, it doesn't appear likely to happen. George W. Bush is clearly not interested in sharing a ticket with defeated rival John McCain, and last week, HUMAN EVENTS heard a flat "no" on the proposed team-up from one of the sources closest to the Arizona senator--his younger brother. 'There's no way on earth it will come about, and you can quote me," Joe McCain told HE's John Gizzi. "My brother can accomplish a lot more as [Senate Commerce] Committee chairman and as an independent Republican senator than he ever could …

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Publication information: Article title: Capital Briefs. Contributors: Not available. Magazine title: Human Events. Volume: 56. Issue: 12 Publication date: March 31, 2000. Page number: 2. © Human Events Publishing, Inc. Feb 16, 2009. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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