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Sen. McCain Open to Being Kerry's VP Wed Mar 10, 1:01 PM ET WASHINGTON - Republican Sen. John McCain allowed a glimmer of hope Wednesday for Democrats fantasizing about a bipartisan dream team to defeat President Bush McCain said he would consider the unorthodox step of running for vice president on the Democratic ticket — in the unlikely event he received such an offer from the presidential candidate. "John Kerry (news - web sites) is a close friend of mine. We have been friends for years," McCain said Wednesday when pressed to squelch speculation about a Kerry-McCain ticket. "Obviously I...

<p>SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Environmental groups sued the U.S. Forrest Service and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Anne Veneman over cattle gazing along the North Fork Eel River in Northern California.</p> <p>The Center for Biological Diversity and the Environmental Protection Information Center filed the suit Monday in the U.S. District Court. It seeks to stop cattle grazing in the river corridor.</p>