For McCain, Self-Confidence on Ethics Poses Its Own Risk

Mr. McCain, 71, and the lobbyist, Vicki Iseman, 40, both say they never had a romantic relationship. But to his advisers, even the appearance of a close bond with a lobbyist whose clients often had business before the Senate committee Mr. McCain led threatened the story of redemption and rectitude that defined his political identity. Full Story »

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Kaizar Campwala
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by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 1, 2008

Wow. In terms of laying out the narrative of McCain's relationship with lobby reform and ethics, this piece does an excellent job. McCain supporters, friends, and staffers are interviewed and quoted, some anonymously. I found the specifics of the Iseman story a little weak. His staffers could have simply been being proactive for appearances.

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