Loan Titans Paid McCain Adviser Nearly $2 Million

Senator John McCain's campaign manager was paid more than $30,000 a month for five years as president of an advocacy group set up by the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to defend them against stricter regulations, current and former officials say.Mr. McCain, the Republican candidate for president, has recently begun campaigning as a critic of the two companies and the lobbying army that helped them evade greater regulation as they began buying ... Full Story »

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Mark James
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by Mark James - Oct. 1, 2008

This article is a smear job, by an organization that is pulling out the stops to promote a candidate for the Presidency. Rick Davis did hold a role, which was to promote home ownership. At no time did Rick Davis lobby congress on behalf of Fannie/Freddie. The article does not ask Davis for comment. See "my research" for a rebuttal, which any fair journalist account would have given.

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