1.0 link 98342 <![CDATA[McCain opposes equal pay bill in Senate]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/04/23/mccain-opposes-equal-pay-_n_98342.html NEW ORLEANS &mdash; Republican Sen. John McCain, campaigning through poverty-stricken cities and towns, said Wednesday he opposes a Senate bill that seeks equal pay for women because it would lead to more lawsuits.

Senate Republicans killed the bill Wednesday night on a 56-42 vote that denied the measure the 60 votes needed to advance it to full debate and a vote. Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., had delayed the vote to give McCain's Democratic rivals, Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack...

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