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McCain rejects Kerry's offer

WASHINGTON: The Republican Senator, John McCain, has personally rejected John Kerry's overtures to join the Democratic presidential ticket and forge a bipartisan alliance against the U.S. President, George W Bush, the Associated Press has learned. Mr. Kerry has asked Mr. McCain as recently as late last month to consider becoming his running mate, but the Arizona Senator said he was not interested, said a Democratic official who spoke on condition of anonymity because Mr. Kerry has insisted that his deliberations be kept private. An official familiar with the conversations confirmed the account, and said Mr. McCain made it clear he would not change his mind. Both officials said Mr. Kerry stopped short of offering Mr. McCain the job, sparing himself an outright rejection that would make his eventual running mate look like a second choice.

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