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• A former friend and employee of Cindy McCain, Tom Gosinski, has alleged that her husband, Republican presidential candidate John McCain, tried to prevent an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Agency into her theft of prescription drugs in the 1990s.OpenLeft: Did McCain Tamper with the Drug Enforcement Agency... (September 11, 2008) Cindy McCain has previously admitted to developing an addiction to painkillers after undergoing spinal surgery, and to stealing medication from a charity she had created, the American Voluntary Medical Team.

• Fast Facts

  1. Gosinski decided to discuss the McCain's publicly after surviving a bout with cancerOpenLeft: Did McCain Tamper with the Drug Enforcement Agency... (September 11, 2008)
  2. McCain abused Percocet and Vicodin
  3. McCain had enrolled in Narcotics Anonymous
  4. Gosinski was director of government and international affairs for the AVMT
  5. Gosinski claims McCain took 30-50 pain pills per dayOpenLeft: Did McCain Tamper with the Drug Enforcement Agency... (September 11, 2008)
  6. Cindy McCain fired Gosinski in 1993, claiming they couldn't afford his servicesSalon.com: How Cindy McCain was outed for drug addiction (October 18, 1999)
  7. McCains claim Cindy hid her drug use from JohnThe Raw Story: Whistleblower breaks 15-year silence to allege McCain hid wife's drug abuse (September 11, 2008)

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