John McCain had a high hill to climb last night in accepting the Republican presidential nomination: Not only did he have to try to match Democrat Barack Obama's mile-high performance in Denver last week, but also he had to match his own running mate's bare knuckles coming-out speech on Wednesday.

His campaign staff built a fancy runway so McCain could get a running start, but it wasn't long enough for his rhetoric to take flight. No matter; McCain, 72, the senior senator from Arizona, ...

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