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| John McCain: Sarah Palin 'excluded from his funeral' | John McCain: Sarah Palin 'excluded from his funeral' |
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| Sarah Palin, the ex-Alaska governor who served as John McCain's running mate when he ran for president in 2008, is reportedly banned from his funeral. | Sarah Palin, the ex-Alaska governor who served as John McCain's running mate when he ran for president in 2008, is reportedly banned from his funeral. |
| According to US media, the request to Mrs Palin - who Senator McCain later regretted selecting - was sent through a family intermediary. | According to US media, the request to Mrs Palin - who Senator McCain later regretted selecting - was sent through a family intermediary. |
| A Palin "family source" told NBC News that "out of respect" to the family, "we have nothing to add at this point". | A Palin "family source" told NBC News that "out of respect" to the family, "we have nothing to add at this point". |
| Mrs Palin was unveiled as McCain's running mate exactly 10 years ago. | Mrs Palin was unveiled as McCain's running mate exactly 10 years ago. |
| "The Palin family will always cherish their friendship with the McCains and hold those memories dear," the family representative told a reporter on Wednesday. | "The Palin family will always cherish their friendship with the McCains and hold those memories dear," the family representative told a reporter on Wednesday. |
| The 81-year-old Arizona Republican senator and former Vietnam prisoner-of-war died last Saturday after a battle with brain cancer. | The 81-year-old Arizona Republican senator and former Vietnam prisoner-of-war died last Saturday after a battle with brain cancer. |
| In a pair of tweets after the death, Mrs Palin praised her former running mate as "a maverick and a fighter, never afraid to stand for his beliefs". | In a pair of tweets after the death, Mrs Palin praised her former running mate as "a maverick and a fighter, never afraid to stand for his beliefs". |
| "John McCain was my friend," she wrote. "I will remember the good times. My family and I send prayers for Cindy and the McCain family." | "John McCain was my friend," she wrote. "I will remember the good times. My family and I send prayers for Cindy and the McCain family." |
| A McCain family source told People magazine on Wednesday that the decision probably came from his widow, Cindy McCain. | A McCain family source told People magazine on Wednesday that the decision probably came from his widow, Cindy McCain. |
| "She is very protective of John's memory and legacy. She's also a grieving widow. I think she wants to get through this as best she can," the unnamed source said. | "She is very protective of John's memory and legacy. She's also a grieving widow. I think she wants to get through this as best she can," the unnamed source said. |
| According to the magazine, stay-away messages were conveyed through an intermediary to Mrs Palin. | According to the magazine, stay-away messages were conveyed through an intermediary to Mrs Palin. |
| Carla Eudy, a fundraiser who worked with the McCain family for decades, told the magazine that "invitations were not extended" to either Mrs Palin or US President Donald Trump. | Carla Eudy, a fundraiser who worked with the McCain family for decades, told the magazine that "invitations were not extended" to either Mrs Palin or US President Donald Trump. |
| The rift | The rift |
| The relatively unknown Alaska politician rocketed to fame after she was selected by Mr McCain in 2008 as his vice-presidential running mate. | The relatively unknown Alaska politician rocketed to fame after she was selected by Mr McCain in 2008 as his vice-presidential running mate. |
| In May he published a book, saying he regretted choosing Mrs Palin and should have instead picked his friend and former Democratic senator Joe Lieberman. | In May he published a book, saying he regretted choosing Mrs Palin and should have instead picked his friend and former Democratic senator Joe Lieberman. |
| Mrs Palin said at the time that his words, which were published in McCain's memoir The Restless Wave, were "a gut punch". | Mrs Palin said at the time that his words, which were published in McCain's memoir The Restless Wave, were "a gut punch". |
| She added that his comments hurt "a bit", but encouraged the ailing senator to find some "positive aspect in decisions that he's made in the past - even about that campaign". | She added that his comments hurt "a bit", but encouraged the ailing senator to find some "positive aspect in decisions that he's made in the past - even about that campaign". |
| The funeral schedule | The funeral schedule |
| McCain's body arrived at a Phoenix, Arizona, church on Thursday for a commemoration led by former US Vice-President Joe Biden. | McCain's body arrived at a Phoenix, Arizona, church on Thursday for a commemoration led by former US Vice-President Joe Biden. |
| Mr Biden, a friend and former six-term Democratic senator from Delaware, described McCain in an emotional speech as a brother, "with a hell of a lot of family fights". | Mr Biden, a friend and former six-term Democratic senator from Delaware, described McCain in an emotional speech as a brother, "with a hell of a lot of family fights". |
| "John understood that America was first and foremost an idea, audacious and risky, organised around not tribe, but around ideals," he said. | "John understood that America was first and foremost an idea, audacious and risky, organised around not tribe, but around ideals," he said. |
| Mr Biden added that McCain "could not stand the abuse of power wherever he saw it, in whatever form, in whatever country". | Mr Biden added that McCain "could not stand the abuse of power wherever he saw it, in whatever form, in whatever country". |
| On Wednesday, several thousand people queued for hours in the blazing Arizona heat to pay final respects to him as his coffin was displayed inside the Arizona Capitol rotunda. | On Wednesday, several thousand people queued for hours in the blazing Arizona heat to pay final respects to him as his coffin was displayed inside the Arizona Capitol rotunda. |
| A funeral service will be held in Arizona for him on Thursday before his coffin is transported to Washington where he will lie in state at the US Congress. | |
| On Saturday a service will be held at Washington's National Cathedral. | On Saturday a service will be held at Washington's National Cathedral. |
| Former Presidents Barack Obama and George W Bush - each of whom beat McCain in his twin presidential campaigns - will deliver eulogies, and so will former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. | Former Presidents Barack Obama and George W Bush - each of whom beat McCain in his twin presidential campaigns - will deliver eulogies, and so will former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. |