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McCain Embroiled In Telecom Lobbying Scandal
Newsvine ^ | 12/20/2007 | Paul William Tenny

Posted on 01/29/2008 5:02:18 PM PST by Laissez-faire capitalist

There's a report today that the New York Times has a story coming up that details extensive involvement between Senator McCain and a telco lobbyist that may have resulted in the telco retro-active immunity provision of the new FISA amendment.

... According to Matt Drudge, McCain has hired legal counsel to pressure the Times to hold back on the story until after the primaries, or kill it outright.

Additionally, according to Drudges account, "Rutenburg had hoped to break the story before the Christmas holiday, sources reveal, but editor Keller expressed serious reservations about journalism ethics and issuing a damaging story so close to an election."

(Excerpt) Read more at pwtenny.newsvine.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: 110th; 2008; corruption; drudgereport; elections; fisa; gop; keating5; mccain; newyorktimes; nyt; nytimes; rino; spiked; telecom; telecoms
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist

So, how long will the Times hold this now?


41 posted on 02/08/2008 10:05:01 AM PST by Eepsy (The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something solid.)
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