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…ama’s list? Sandy Berger, the disgraced former Clinton National Security Advisor who was caught stealing and destroying documents from the National Archives? It wouldn’t surprise me in the least… FEC Gives McCain Campaign a "Pass" on Foreign Campaign Fundraiser Apparently, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) is not concerned about foreign nationals attempting to influence the U.S. election process. Judicial Wat…
Despite John McCain’s presidential campaign pledge forbidding official favors for top donors, the Arizona senator has introduced legislation and heavily intervened to acquire lucrative deals for a wealthy longtime friend who has raised a quarter of a million dollars for him so far. A major U.S. newspaper has documented in a lengthy piece the decades-long relationship between the 2008 Republican presidential candidate and a powerful Arizona dev…
A major John McCain fundraiser who serves as finance chairman of the Florida Republican party has been accused of making hundreds of millions of dollars in profits by vastly overcharging the Pentagon for fuel deliveries in Iraq. A House investigative committee, led by California Democrat Henry Waxman, has found that perhaps the Republican donor (Harry Sargeant) used his political contacts to secure several lucrative government fuel contracts e…
The Republican governor said to be among John McCain’s top candidates for vice president also received questionable donations from the same controversial bundler who raised hefty sums for the Arizona senator. Acknowledging that some of the money was tainted, McCain recently returned $50,000 tied to prominent Florida businessman Harry Sargeant, but so far the governor of the Sunshine State (Charlie Crist) has refused to part with his cash despi…
…on. In a six-count federal grand jury indictment Ala’a al-Ali, who lives in the Dominican Republic, is charged with conspiracy and making illegal contributions to the 2008 presidential campaigns of Arizona Senator John McCain, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and the nation’s new Secretary of State. Federal prosecutors say Ali arranged for at least $60,000 in illegal donations to be funneled into the three presidential campaigns and …
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