McCain`s absence leaves GOP with thin Senate majority, complicating Obamacare repeal and wider agenda
(LA Times Dodgers)

To Senate Republicans, John McCain is a real-life hero, a leader and a trusted voice who speaks his mind in the often muddled milieu of Washington politics. He is also a crucial vote in their slim 52-seat majority. McCain´s sudden absence from the Senate as he battles brain cancer complicates the...