3 drinks for me today
Knight-Ridder: "The negotiations were led by McCain, a Republican maverick known for bucking Bush and his GOP leaders..."
AP: "The deal was struck around the table in the office of McCain, the Arizona senator who ran against Bush in 2000 and must now answer to angry conservatives. His advisers say they suspect that the most partisan conservatives were not going to back McCain anyhow, and that the deal bolsters his image as a maverick."
LA Times: "In a rare act of compromise on Capitol Hill, a maverick group of seven Democrats and seven Republicans reached an agreement today
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