1.0 link 132269 <![CDATA[Why Did McCain Sell Out to Big Oil? Ask Charles Keating.]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joseph-romm/why-did-mccain-sell-out-t_b_132269.html John McCain's new coziness with Big Oil is in many respects just a replay of his old coziness with Charles Keating. In both cases, money and access bought influence. Let's start with oil.

Last month, Time reported that McCain tapped a "prominent Washington lobbyist," William E. Timmons Sr., to run his transition, should he win the election. Who does Timmons and Company lobby for? As of this year, they are getting about $100,000 a quarter from the American Petroleum...

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