January 23, 2008 ... Fred Thompson, Arizona Sen. John McCain and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney before the Jan. 19 South Carolina Republican primary. ...
http://www.npr.org/ombudsman/2008/01/booking_frontrunners.html
March 05, 2008 ... After former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney dropped out of the Republican presidential race on Feb. 7, it seemed certain McCain would be his party's nominee. ...
http://www.npr.org/ombudsman/2008/03/invite_more_conservatives_to_n.html
