REMARKS BY SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN (R-AZ) IN THE 2005 ALISTAIR COOKE MEMORIAL LECTURE FOR THE BBC

REMARKS BY SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN (R-AZ) IN THE 2005 ALISTAIR COOKE MEMORIAL LECTURE FOR THE BBC


REMARKS BY SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN (R-AZ) IN THE 2005 ALISTAIR COOKE MEMORIAL LECTURE FOR THE BBC
SUBJECT: "AN AMERICAN PATRIOT TODAY" INTRODUCTION: NICK CLARKE, BBC

THE ENGLISH SPEAKING UNION, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM MONDAY, JULY 4, 2005



MR. CLARKE: It was clarity of language and thought that helped make Alistair Cooke such a powerful promoter of transatlantic understanding. And I have no doubt at all that he would have been honored by the choice of this evening's lecturer, a man whom he once described as "a hero with a gift for believable indignation."

Republican Senator John McCain is one of the most intriguing politicians in the United States. He ran for president in 2000 but was undone by a series of strong personal attacks. In 2004 the Democrats were wooing him as a possible running mate for John Kerry. Despite a deep-seeded antipathy to partisanship in politics, the senator refused to change sides, supported George Bush and is now being talked about as a serious Republican contender in three years' time. ...

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SENATOR SAYS MORE MONEY IS NEEDED FOR RESERVATION MENTAL HEALTH

SENATOR SAYS MORE MONEY IS NEEDED FOR RESERVATION MENTAL HEALTH

Dorgan says that could help troubled teens and prevent suicides, which are on the rise in Indian Country.

Dorgan says he's working with Senate Indian Affairs Committee Chairman John McCain on legislation that would authorize more money for mental health services on reservations.

Twila Rough Surface is a North Dakota member of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe who lost a niece to suicide. She told a congressional committee last month that many Indian families do not have the transportation needed to seek help.

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