Letterman Fits McCain Into His Schedule

By Marie Morris,  Newser Staff
Posted Oct 12, 2008 2:59 PM CDT
Letterman Fits McCain Into His Schedule
John McCain talks with David Letterman on the set of "The Late Show with David Letterman," Tuesday, April 1, 2008, in New York.   (AP Photo/CBS, J.P. Filo)

Three weeks after turning himself into a punch line by blowing off David Letterman, only to surface within hours elsewhere on CBS, John McCain has scheduled a return engagement with the late-night icon. After lengthy negotiations—during which Letterman continued his on-air taunting by saying McCain was being "squirrely"—they've made a date for Thursday, TV Guide reports.
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