McCain losing critical independent support in New Hampshire

McCain loses some of his rebel edge; Because he's aligned himself more closely with Bush, past primary supporters may defect. By Janet Hook and Michael Finnegan ...In New Hampshire, he is laboring to convince the state's famously independent voters that he is still the plain speaker they embraced in 2000. But he is weighted down by vast burdens, above all his outspoken support for President Bush's Iraq war strategy. The war is highly unpopular among the state's independents.... (LA Times)