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McCain and Lobbyists David Nather: "One of the biggest mysteries about John McCain, the man who claims to be the enemy of powerful lobbyists and special interests, is why he has surrounded himself with lobbyists and former lobbyists on his campaign team." Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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McCain Adviser Ousted Over Links to 527 Group Sen. John McCain's campaign "asked a prominent Republican consultant, Craig Shirley, to leave his official campaign role and released a new conflict of interest policy Thursday after a Politico inquiry about Shirley's dual role consulting for the campaign and for an independent '527' group opposing Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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McCain's national finance co-chair resigns - The Associated Press WBTMcCain's national finance co-chair resignsThe Associated Press - 1 hour agoWASHINGTON (AP) - John McCain's national finance co-chairman has stepped down, the latest casualty of a presidential campaign eager to cauterize damage caused by its ties to lobbyists.Anot Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Analysis: Flap conflicts with McCain's image - The Associated Press All American Patriots (press release)Analysis: Flap conflicts with McCain's imageThe Associated Press - 50 minutes agoWASHINGTON (AP) - John McCain's latest campaign angst, this time over his ties to lobbyists, is putting the Republican in conflict with his carefully h Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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McCain's Ties to Telecoms Questioned After Wiretapping Flip-Flop Telecom lobbyists, current and former, hold some prominent spots in Republican presidential hopeful John McCain's campaign. After a week of flip-flopping on the legality of warrantless wiretapping, a civil liberties group that is suing AT&T for allegedly spying on Americans is asking what that might Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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McCain's Ties to Telecoms Questioned After Wiretapping Flip-Flop Telecom lobbyists, current and former, hold some prominent spots in Republican presidential hopeful John McCain's campaign. After a week of flip-flopping on the legality of warrantless wiretapping, a civil liberties group that is suing AT&T for allegedly spying on Americans is asking what that might Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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McCain aides quit over Burma ties Two aides to Republican John McCain resign over ties to lobbyists who represented Burma's military junta. Home > Rss Directory > General > BBC World |
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McCain's national finance co-chair resigns
(AP) AP - John McCain's national finance co-chairman has stepped down, the latest casualty of a presidential campaign eager to cauterize damage caused by its ties to lobbyists. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Registry for Lobbyists Is Greeted Coolly Relatively few companies or associations rushed to register with the European Commission’s new registry of lobbyists, but those that did offered a glimpse of the huge amount spent each year on lobbying. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |
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The Pros and Cons of LifeLock LifeLock, one of the companies that offers identity-theft protection in the United States, has been taking quite a beating recently. They're being sued by credit bureaus, competitors and lawyers in several states that are launching class action lawsuits. And the stories in the media ... it's like Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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The Pros and Cons of LifeLock LifeLock, one of the companies that offers identity-theft protection in the United States, has been taking quite a beating recently. They're being sued by credit bureaus, competitors and lawyers in several states that are launching class action lawsuits. And the stories in the media ... it's like Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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The McCain Move Everyone assumes that the most important New Hampshire primary development was the comeback of Sen. Hillary Clinton and the blow to the juggernaut of Sen. Barack Obama. Those developments were undeniably momentous, but in the long run, a case could be made that the Republican result -- the victory b Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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A Big McCain Win, But Trouble in the Weeds Sen. John McCain won a narrow victory in South Carolina on Saturday, but the final results and the exit poll continue to show a very fractured Republican party without a single candidate who has emerged as a consensus choice. Once again the devil is in the details, and anyone who digs Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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McCain Has Opening to Republican Nomination After his victory in Florida last night, Sen. John McCain "now has a pathway to the Republican presidential nomination," the Los Angeles Times reports. "The question is whether he can put his fractured party back together." "The Arizona senator, long the bane of the GOP establishment, Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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McCain, Obama Rivalry Has Roots The exchanges between Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain "carry residue of a dust-up they had two years ago and provide a window into how they view, and may approach, each other should they battle in a general election," report the New York Times. "In a debate in 2006 on ethics in th Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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McCain Will Hold Press Conference Sen. John McCain holds a press conference this morning to discuss the bombshell story that rocked his presidential campaign last night. McCain's strategy so far is to discredit the New York Times for running it.The Politico: "The McCain campaign is using a two-pronged attack to push back Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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McCain Considering Bloomberg as Running Mate New York magazine says one of the guests at a recent breakfast between Sen. John McCain and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg "came away from the conversation under the distinct impression that Bloomberg is on McCain's short list" for vice president.Interestingly, most speculation s Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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McCain Could Win More Electoral Votes But Lose Popular Vote The Politico examines the possibility of Sen. John McCain winning the presidency while not winning the popular vote.Here's the scenario: "Obama racks up huge margins among the increasingly affluent, highly educated and liberal coastal states, while a significant increase in turnout amo Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Ex-McCain Aide Blasts Former Boss John Weaver, a long time confidant and friend of Sen. John McCain, told Marc Ambinder that McCain's current campaign strategy "diminishes John McCain" and the recent ad linking Sen. Barack Obama to Paris Hilton and Britney Spears was "childish."Said Weaver: "For McCain to win in such tro Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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SurveyUSA: McCain Ahead in Florida A new SurveyUSA poll in Florida finds Sen. John McCain leading Sen. Barack Obama by six points, 50% to 44%. Key findings: "Among voters younger than Barack Obama, Obama leads by 5 points. Among voters older than John McCain, McCain leads by 13. Among voters in-between their ages, McCa Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |