McCain Affair

McCain Affair News and Info

• Topix: John McCain Affair
• Google News: McCain Affair
• Newsweek: A Hole in McCain's Defense? (February 22, 2008)  
  • "A sworn deposition that Sen. John McCain gave in a lawsuit more than five years ago appears to contradict one part of a sweeping denial that his campaign issued this week to rebut a New York Times story about his ties to a Washington lobbyist."
• AP: McCain Defends Lobbyist Ties (February 22, 2008)
  • "Sen. John McCain said Friday that while lobbyists serve as close advisers to his presidential campaign, they are honorable and he is not influenced by corruption in the system."
• New York Times: McCain Denies Aides' Statements About Lobbyist (February 22, 2008)
  • New York Times Statement: "On the substance, we think the story speaks for itself. On the timing, our policy is, we publish stories when they are ready. 'Ready' means the facts have been nailed down to our satisfaction, the subjects have all been given a full and fair chance to respond, and the reporting has been written up with all the proper context and caveats. This story was no exception. It was a long time in the works. It reached my desk late Tuesday afternoon. After a final edit and a routine check by our lawyers, we published it."
• Newsday.com: McCain takes on Times, denies link to lobbyist (February 21, 2008)
• ABC News: Political Radar: Romney Camp Laments (February 21, 2008)
• New York Times: For McCain, Self-Confidence on Ethics Poses Its Own Risk (February 20, 2008)
  • "Convinced the relationship had become romantic, some of his top advisers intervened to protect the candidate from himself—instructing staff members to block the woman's access, privately warning her away and repeatedly confronting him, several people involved in the campaign said on the condition of anonymity."

• Telegraph.co.uk: John Mccain Denies Affair with Lobbyist (February 20, 2008)
  • McCain Campaign: "It is a shame that the New York Times has lowered its standards to engage in a hit and run smear campaign. John McCain has a 24-year record of serving our country with honor and integrity. He has never violated the public trust, never done favors for special interests or lobbyists, and he will not allow a smear campaign to distract from the issues at stake in this election."
• Washington Post: McCain's Ties To Lobbyist Worried Aides (February 20, 2008)
• Times Online: John Mccain Forced to Deny Romantic Link with Lobbyist (February 20, 2008)

McCain Affair Videos and Media

• RedLasso.com: First few minutes of McCain Press Conference (Time 2:02)
• RedLasso.com: McCain Q&A about Iseman (Time 1:15)
• Live Video: McCain's ties to lobbyist questioned (Time: 0:54)
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• Video: John McCain Lobbyist Sex Scandal! (Time 10:05)
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McCain Affair Background

• Drudge Report: McCain Pleads with NY Times to Spike Story (December 20, 2007)
• USA Today Blog: McCain Campaign Calls Drudge Report About Lobbyist Story a... (December 20, 2007)

McCain Affair Blogs and Commentaries

• The New York Times: Article Comments: For McCain, Self-Confidence on Ethics...  
• The Trail: McCain - That's It for Comments on Female Lobbyist (February 22, 2008)
• New York Times: The McCain World Rift (February 22, 2008)
• National Post: John McCain, Vicki Iseman, and the sex-and-sleaze story... (February 21, 2008)
• SeattlePI.com: Why we didn't run the McCain story (February 21, 2008)
• Wonkette: The Courage To Avoid Conviction... (February 20, 2008)
• TheAtlantic.com: McCain/Lobbyist Story in the New York Times Finally Drops (February 20, 2008)
• Huffington Post: John McCain Affair? Links To Female Lobbyist Exposed (February 20, 2008)
• Google Blog Search: McCain Affair

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