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  • July 2008

    • Pro-Democracy Group Links Lobbyists, McCain

      New York Times  |  Jul 28, 08 3:09 PM CDT

      Pro-Democracy Group Links Lobbyists, McCain

      (Newser) - The workings of a nonprofit democracy-promotion group John McCain has chaired for 15 years are “in many ways at odds with the political outsider image that has become a touchstone of the McCain campaign,” the New York Times reports. The International Republican Institute is a “something of a revolving door for lobbyists and out-of-power Republicans that offers big donors a way of helping both the party and the institute’s chairman." More »

    • Shuffle Atop McCain Team Yields Combative New Boss

      Politico  |  Jul 2, 08 3:46 PM CDT

      Shuffle Atop McCain Team Yields Combative New Boss

      (Newser) - John McCain has ordered a shake-up at the helm of his campaign operation, Politico reports, with top aide Steve Schmidt taking day-to-day control from manager Rick Davis, whose focus will shift to the big picture. Schmidt, known for an aggressive style honed on President Bush's and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's re-election battles, started with a fiery speech reminiscent of Rudy . More »

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      John McCain  • Rick Davis  • Steve Schmidt  • Charlie Black  • campaign manager

    • McCain Adviser Black Has Friends in Low Places

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 2, 08 11:15 AM CDT

      McCain Adviser Black Has Friends in Low Places

      (Newser) - Senior campaign adviser Charlie Black drew fire recently when he suggested that a terror attack would help John McCain, but maybe we shouldn’t have been so surprised. Black’s past is littered with questionable associations, Thomas Frank writes in the Wall Street Journal , with comrades from a 1970s young-conservatives group having chalked up quite a questionable record in the years since. More »

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      John McCain  • McCain 2008  • lobbyists  • Charlie Black

  • June 2008

    • McCain Rips Aide's Remarks on 'Helpful' Terror Attack

      Washington Post  |  Jun 24, 08 2:44 AM CDT

      McCain Rips Aide's Remarks on 'Helpful' Terror Attack

      (Newser) - John McCain has denounced comments from one of his most senior political advisers that a terrorist attack would be "a big advantage" to the Republican candidate politically, the Washington Post reports. Aide Charlie Black also said in an interview in Fortune that Benazir Bhutto's assassination, while "unfortunate," helped McCain win primaries because it helped focus national attention on security. More »

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      John McCain  • election 2008  • terrorism  • McCain 2008  • Charlie Black

  • May 2008

    • McCain Guru's Work for Foreign Dictators Draws Fire

      Washington Post  |  May 22, 08 1:45 PM CDT

      McCain Guru's Work for Foreign Dictators Draws Fire

      (Newser) - A client list that included dictators in Angola, the Philippines, Kenya, and Somalia is now haunting a key strategist for John McCain, the Washington Post reports, with Democrats baying over Charlie Black’s lobbying record. Black was among the earliest users of the revolving door between lobbying and campaign consulting that McCain has criticized, a conflict likely to animate Barack Obama’s strategy this fall. More »

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      John McCain  • lobbyists  • Charlie Black  • Angola

    • Cutting Lobby Ties Is 'Messy Business'

      New York Times  |  May 20, 08 10:44 AM CDT

      Cutting Lobby Ties Is 'Messy Business'

      (Newser) - John McCain is at war with his own staff to save his image as a crusader against special interests, the New York Times reports. Five aides have been sent packing, and new rules promulgated to rout out any further conflicts. But with many staffers who made their living as lobbyists, from McCain's campaign manager on down, there could be more. More »

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      John McCain  • lobbying  • Rick Davis  • Charlie Black  • conflicts of interest  • Washington lobbyists

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