Beyond booze

By Caitlin Ginley

The McCain campaign’s links to the booze industry are no secret. The McCain family fortune comes from his wife, Cindy, who serves as chairwo

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"… to the McCain campaign and Hensley & Company were not returned. …"

"… The McCain campaign’s links to the booze industry are no secret. The McCain family fortune comes from his wife, Cindy, who serves as chairwoman of Hen …"

"… operated until his death in 2000. But have you heard the one about Cindy McCain’s family and the reputed mobster? James Hensley formed a relations …"

"… -Busch distributor in the country. Hensley’s success has been John McCain’s good fortune. McCain’s campaigns have long benefitted enormo …"

The buying of the presidential debates

By Josh Israel

This year’s presidential debates will be brought to you by beer, technology outsourcing, and bottled water, among others. The Commission on

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"… distribute pamphlets against taxes on beer at the event (though given that McCain’s wife is chair of one of its largest distributors, the company might no …"

'Drill here. Drill now.' Donate more.

By Marianne Lavelle

Las Vegas casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson upped his ante in former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's unregulated issues-advocacy group in August,

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"… oratorium on offshore drilling, and Republican presidential candidate John McCain took up the cause.) Senate Democratic leaders now indicate they will lik …"

"… quo; organization, but Gingrich says he’s personally working to help McCain. And the group’s leading donors are GOP stalwarts, including Adelson …"

"… is one of the elite Trailblazers who have raised in excess of $100,000 for McCain and the Republican Party. In August, about 50 percent of American Soluti …"

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Party machines, lobbyists and special interests: Part one

WASHINGTON, March 2, 2000 — It is no surprise and nothing new in the land of the spin and the home of the sound bite that each and every can

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"… campaigns we profile here, former Sen. Bill Bradley, D-N.J., and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., who stood on a chilly stage in New Hampshire and pledged to refo …"

"… may be welcome to some, but the current reality shows neither Bradley nor McCain free of special-interest money. Like all the others in our quadrennial pay …"

"… the others in our quadrennial pay-to-play presidential system, Bradley and McCain depend on money and advisers – and we include – from the most traditio …"

"… including lawyers, business executives, and professors.‘Iron Triangle’McCain, for his part, has regularly denounced the “iron triangle” of lobbyist …"

Mixing oil and politics is formula for Newt’s “solutions”

By Marianne Lavelle

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich isn’t running for president this year, but due to a gusher of support for his campaign to promote opening

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"… lay a role similar to the Swift Vets in support of Republican nominee John McCain or any other candidate. But the reality is that the group’s signature ca …"

"… eality is that the group’s signature campaign, launched one month before McCain’s call to lift the ban on federal offshore oil drilling, has already hel …"

"… has declared openly, “I’m doing everything I can to be helpful to the McCain campaign.” The majority of the group’s major donors are GOP stalwarts …"

"… e group’s major donors are GOP stalwarts — including at least seven of McCain’s leading fundraisers, five of them among the so-called Trailblazers who …"

Tim Pawlenty's ties to "Swift Boat" Bob Perry

By Delal Pektas and Kelsey Sheehy

Texas donor of "Swift Boat" fame has long come to Tim Pawlenty's aid

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"… to him, including his Purple Heart.At the time, even Republican Sen. John McCain condemned the ads, saying “I think the ad is dishonest and dishonorable. …"

"… Star State. McIntosh raised $42 million as the Texas finance director for McCain-Palin 2008. She also was a key fundraiser for Swift Boat Veterans for Trut …"

"… n he was on the short list of those being considered for a running mate to McCain. McCain ultimately chose Sarah Palin, but Pawlenty earned a political ally …"

"… on the short list of those being considered for a running mate to McCain. McCain ultimately chose Sarah Palin, but Pawlenty earned a political ally in McCa …"

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‘Nonpartisan’ youth movement has deep GOP roots

By John Dunbar

'Nonpartisan' grass roots youth group staffed by GOP partisans

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"… ma and his camp understood social media much more than did the (Sen. John) McCain campaign,” said Paul Levinson, a communications professor, social media …"

"… tions professor, social media expert and author at Fordham University. The McCain campaign was “barely computer literate.” The Tea Party used the Intern …"

"… servative ideology.Engaging youth is a priority for the GOP. Obama thumped McCain, his Republican opponent, by a 2-1 margin with the under-30 crowd in 2008. …"

ACCOUNTABILITY: Senators demand answers on behalf of military whistleblowers

By Aaron Mehta

McCain, Levin want more info on report disclosed by the Center.

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"… ram for the Department of Defense. " …"

"… ment Oversight.Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and McCain, the panel's ranking member, made their feelings known Tuesday in a letter …"