By E.J. DIONNE JR. WASHINGTON - John McCain's campaign acknowledged last weekend that Sarah Palin is unprepared to be vice president or president of the United States. Of course, McCain's people said no such thing. But their actions told you all you needed to know.

By Elisabeth Bumiller Senator John McCain was like the wallflower at an international political dance Monday as he campaigned at the quiet summer home of former President George H.W. Bush, while the worldwide news media spotlight beamed down on Senator Barack Obama in Baghdad.

By Elisabeth Bumiller Senator John McCain was preparing Tuesday to lay out his position that conservation is no longer a "moral luxury" or a "personal virtue" and that the next president must break with the energy policies of the current and past administrations to free the United States from its dependence on foreign oil.

By Elisabeth Bumiller New York Times News Service NEW ORLEANS -- Sen. John McCain fielded a question at a public forum on Friday morning in Atlanta that he said he had never been asked before. Because Sen.

John McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, reportedly became visibly irritated when asked by a reporter about the 2004 presidential race. The Arizona senator became testy when asked whether he had talked to Sen.