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McCain Loses 5th Adviser Over Lobbying Ties

Posted May 18, 08 3:41 PM CDT in Politics 

(Newser) – A high-ranking John McCain adviser has dropped out over his lobbying ties, Politico reports. Former Rep. Thomas Loeffler, McCain's national co-chair, is the fifth lobbying-connected resignation from the camp this week—and proof that McCain is serious about his lobbying shakeout. But not all in the GOP are thrilled. “No one in real America cares,” one key Republican said. “But McCain cares.”

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Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., smiles as he arrives at his chartered plane on Sunday, May 18, 2008, in Newark, N.J.   (Associated Press)
Sen. John McCain waves to supporters during a visit to the St. Albans Gun and Archery store in Charleston, W.Va., Friday, May 16, 2008.   (Associated Press)
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., followed by his wife Cindy, waves outside of St. Albans Gun and Archery in Charleston, W.Va.,, Friday, May 16, 2008.   (Associated Press)
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., right, talks with Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., left, outside St. Albans Gun and Archery in Charleston, W.Va., Friday, May 16, 2008.   (Associated Press)
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