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Letterman or Bust

John McCain is going to great lengths to avoid standing up David Letterman (again).

After a campaign rally outside Philadelphia this morning, McCain was supposed to fly to Newark aboard his chartered 737 in time to tape the Letterman show. But traffic delays at the Newark airport made that impossible, so McCain is instead making the Philadelphia-New York trip aboard a hastily scrambled, six-seat helicopter.

This means leaving the traveling press corps behind in Philly. But better that than keep Dave waiting. The late night host has been ribbing McCain without mercy since being stood up three weeks ago when McCain abruptly "suspended" his campaign to deal with the financial crisis.

-- Scott Horsley

3:45 PM ET | 10-16-2008 | permalink

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