5 McCain advisors resign over lobbying connections


	5 McCain advisors resign over lobbying connections

masbury

5-20-2008 12:09 AM

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mccain, lobbyists, elections, politics

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Campaign manager, top political advisor, on leave from Washington lobbying outfits. Of the lobbyists, by the lobbyists, and presumably, for the lobbyists.

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