Mccain Scandal

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Vetting the Candidates: An American Tradition

Adam McKay | Posted 04.25.2008 | Home

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Okay, I get it. We let all Republicans and most Democrats off the hook because they will roll over for the companies that own the media and in McCain's case literally get blown by lobbyists, but come on! Are we not even remotely pretending anymore?

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McCain's Ties To Lobbyists: $765,000 Alone From Telecommunications Lobbyists

Posted 03.24.2008 | Home

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USA Today has a new article detailing John McCain's ties to telecommunications lobbyists. The article points out one of John McCain's major inconsiste...

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The McCain Sex Scandal: A Second Look

David Wallechinsky | Posted 03.17.2008 | Home

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Rather than the Vicki Iseman story hurting McCain, it actually helped him in vital ways.

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McCain Sex Scandal Blonde Missing -- Day 12

Chris Kelly | Posted 03.03.2008 | Home

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What happened to the missing blonde woman in John McCain's lobbying scandal? It's been twelve days. Where on Earth is Vicki Iseman?

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Bill Kristol: Pinhead

Sean Carman | Posted 02.26.2008 | Home

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Kristol's argument on why Obama doesn't wear a flag pin ("Flag-gate!") is just so unbelievably, insidiously stupid: The man is a 50-year-old fifth grader.

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Former Paxson Exec Denies McCain Meeting

AP | LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 02.23.2008 | Home

WASHINGTON — A former Paxson Communications president said Saturday he never met with John McCain about the Arizona senator writing letters to t...

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NYT Public Editor Faults McCain Story

New York Times | Clark Hoyt | Posted 02.23.2008 | Home

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BILL KELLER, the executive editor of The Times, said the article about John McCain that appeared in Thursday's paper was about a man nearly felled by ...

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NYT Responds To Questions About McCain Article

New York Times | Posted 02.22.2008 | Home

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A recent New York Times article examined a number of decisions by Senator John McCain that raised questions about his judgment over potential conflict...

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NYT Executive Editor Bill Keller: "I Was Surprised" By Response To McCain Story

AP | SETH SUTEL | Posted 02.22.2008 | Home

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NEW YORK — A New York Times story examining John McCain's relationship with a female lobbyist eight years ago has thrust the newspaper itself in...

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McCain: The 'Anti-Lobbyist' Who Works With Lobbyists

Posted 02.22.2008 | Home

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Iseman Client Contradicts McCain Campaign On Meetings: The Washington Post reports: Broadcaster Lowell "Bud" Paxson today contradicted statements fro...

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McCain Lawyer's Long History Of Spin

HuffingtonPost.com | Marc Cooper | Posted 02.21.2008 | Home

Beleagured GOP candidate John McCain's choice for personal lawyer in the emerging favors-for-lobbyist scandal, Bob Bennett, has a long record of defe...

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McCain's Non-Denial Denial of an Intervention

Matt Browner Hamlin | Posted 02.21.2008 | Home

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It is clear that at least two people very high up in the McCain universe have confirmed to both the Times and Post that they had a direct intervention with McCain over Iseman.

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The Unasked Question About the McCain Story

Harry Shearer | Posted 02.21.2008 | Home

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It's understandable, if unfortunate, that the angle that most appeals to TV news talking heads -- would-be journalists, after all -- is the journalistic angle.

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Democrats Debate Tonight...As McCain Scandal Continues

Posted 02.21.2008 | Home

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Democrats Debate In Texas Tonight in Austin, Texas, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will go head-to-head in their penultimate debate before the March...

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Vicki Iseman Gets Advice From Gennifer Flowers

Huffington Post | Katharine Zaleski | Posted 02.21.2008 | Home

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Gennifer Flowers came out today to remind everyone of her legacy in the pantheon of political scandals. She told the television show "Extra" that if ...

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Tucker Carlson Would Notice If Vicki Iseman 'Wore A Thong'

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 02.21.2008 | Home

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Tucker Carlson is convinced that this New York Times story making waves on the campaign trail has no legs. On MSNBC, anchor Norah O'Donnell asks Tuck...

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Why I Don't Care If John McCain Had an Affair in 1999...and Why You Shouldn't Either

Rev. Debra Haffner | Posted 02.21.2008 | Home

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I do not know if John and Cindy McCain had an agreement that allows for outside romance under certain circumstances, but I do know that's not my business.

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Meghan McCain Posts Blog On Vicki Iseman Scandal

Huffington Post | Posted 02.21.2008 | Home

John McCain's daughter Meghan wrote on her blog McCain Blogette a few hours after The New York Times released the report suggesting her father's infid...

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The McCain Take-Down Strategy

Robert Schlesinger | Posted 02.21.2008 | Home

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McCain presented the Democrats with a powerful soundbite when he told reporters today that he has many friends who are Washington lobbyists.

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Americans Catch A Glimpse Of The Real McCain

Cliff Schecter | Posted 02.21.2008 | Home

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Many are unaware that McCain has surrounded himself with more lobbyists than Jack Abramoff on a golf outing. Vicki Iseman, and his actions on behalf of her clients, is only the tip of the tip of the iceberg.

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Political Parietals?

Zephyr Teachout | Posted 02.21.2008 | Home

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By blending two stories, the Times is coming down strongly on the side of political parietals: If you are an older man, in a position of power, don't have close relationships with younger women.

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My Role Involving Today's Times/Post Story on John McCain

Lanny Davis | Posted 02.21.2008 | Home

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What was omitted from both stories today was that what I wanted Sen. McCain to do, he refused to do. And he did so out of a concern of appearances of impropriety. That is a fact.

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Attention Turns To John Weaver

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 02.21.2008 | Home

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John Weaver, the "informal campaign advisor" to John McCain, has issued a statement to MSNBC this morning that he is not the source of yesterday's sto...

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For the New York Times, as Well, Self-Confidence on Ethics Poses Risks

Jay Rosen | Posted 02.21.2008 | Home

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Why did the Times endorse McCain for the Republican nomination on Jan. 25, when it was clearly working on this story and had the basic facts in hand?

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Analysis: Story Could Undercut McCain

AP | LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 02.21.2008 | Home

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WASHINGTON — John McCain sought to minimize damage to his man-of-character image and his presidential hopes Thursday, vigorously denying and den...

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