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Pickens Drills Into McCain Campaign

Oilman's environmental turn enrages GOP, writes columnist

By Jason Farago, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 24, 2008 8:40 AM CDT

(Newser) – The reinvention of oil billionaire T. Boone Pickens as an environmentalist represents a huge political about-face, writes Timothy Egan in the New York Times. Four years ago, Pickens bankrolled the Swift Boat campaign that derailed John Kerry's presidential bid. Now Pickens, "looking a bit... Read full story »

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Pickens Drills Into McCain Campaign

Oilman's environmental turn enrages GOP, writes columnist

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