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From NBC/NJ’s Carrie DannIf there's one lesson that this cycle has taught aspiring politicians, it might be to keep an eye on your staff members' day jobs. Each of the remaining candidates have taken heat for murky intersections between their advisors'</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60608.1)</generator><item><title>A lobbying firm and its McCain ties</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011227.aspx#1011267</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 18:26:23 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011267</guid><dc:creator>matt</dc:creator><description>McCain is far from a clean pol. A presidential election brings out all of the skeletons. Obama is smart, so he'll press these carefully while retaining the moral high ground. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.political-buzz.com/"&gt;http://www.political-buzz.com/&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>A lobbying firm and its McCain ties</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011227.aspx#1011268</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 18:26:33 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011268</guid><dc:creator>patty,sd,ca</dc:creator><description>Get used to saying President John McCain.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Obama will get his butt kicked in November.The USA doesn't need radicals like the Obama crowd.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Democrats have gift wrapped Florida, Michigan, Ohio and the Supreme Court for McCain.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;woot woot</description></item><item><title>A lobbying firm and its McCain ties</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011227.aspx#1011294</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 18:30:46 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011294</guid><dc:creator>dl, exeter, nh</dc:creator><description>can we get a list of all the lobbyists on the McCain campaign...and the guy who is his chief foreign policy adviser that ran the committee that mcCain and lieberman both sat on) to remove Iraq's government.</description></item><item><title>A lobbying firm and its McCain ties</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011227.aspx#1011298</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 18:31:05 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011298</guid><dc:creator>Kim M--AZ</dc:creator><description>John McCain: He has unclean hands.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Obama '08</description></item><item><title>A lobbying firm and its McCain ties</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011227.aspx#1011306</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 18:31:34 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011306</guid><dc:creator>patty,sd,ca</dc:creator><description>Get used to saying President John McCain.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Obama will get his butt kicked in November.The USA doesn't need radicals like the Obama crowd.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Democrats have gift wrapped Florida, Michigan, Ohio and the Supreme Court for McCain.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;woot woot</description></item><item><title>A lobbying firm and its McCain ties</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011227.aspx#1011310</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 18:31:51 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011310</guid><dc:creator>Ron Jeffers, Independent Arizonans against McCain</dc:creator><description>There is a lot of Arizonans who have not forgot that McCain was a member of the &amp;quot;Keating Five&amp;quot;, who &amp;nbsp;scandalized many people out of their life savings in the Lincoln Savings &amp;amp; Loan disaster.</description></item><item><title>A lobbying firm and its McCain ties</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011227.aspx#1011311</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 18:32:11 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011311</guid><dc:creator>Mister Anderson  (The Matrix)</dc:creator><description>Wow, what a surprise, McCain and lobbying firms?</description></item><item><title>A lobbying firm and its McCain ties</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011227.aspx#1011316</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 18:32:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011316</guid><dc:creator>sem, va</dc:creator><description>mccain is the worst culprit on lobbying. also he is very insincere. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y395Tftgz0E"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y395Tftgz0E&lt;/a&gt; </description></item><item><title>A lobbying firm and its McCain ties</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011227.aspx#1011325</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 18:34:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011325</guid><dc:creator>dem</dc:creator><description>America is being exorcised.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>A lobbying firm and its McCain ties</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011227.aspx#1011335</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 18:35:27 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011335</guid><dc:creator>MEDIA-TIME</dc:creator><description>Isn't it typical...The RNC are so far behind. And have no clue about how the American people think and feel. That they actually believe the NEW generation of Americans; the 10's of millions of us are really going to fall for the BS they called responses.....YOU guys are losers and elitist you have no idea about what the average American needs or cares about...YOU just want to keep the George Bush policies in place so you elitist (called RNC) can continue to monopolizes the market and get wealthier and wealthier...But no matter what dirt you guys try to throw ...or how you spin a story or a situation...there are no enough elitist or &amp;quot;old head&amp;quot; republicans that can vote to cause McCain to win. &amp;nbsp; Period...YOUR ideas and thoughts mean nothing. &amp;nbsp;John McCain and the RNC will never win the Presidential Election...whether it's Hillary or Barrack or any other Democrat...the Republican's time has come to an end. &amp;nbsp; The Democrats have more voters then ever in History...There are more registered Democrats this year than they have been in any general election.....McCain have done Nothing to gather any Republican votes...and most Republican have come to the Democrats side, along with Independents...If Barrack loses 1/4 of Hillary's support ...just because he is Black...there will still be over 30 Million that will vote for him...McCain can't match that.....THIS WILL BE the largest turn out for a Democrat candidate ever in History....NO WAY John McCain wins this in a fair and just election....THE MATH DOES NOT ADD UP</description></item><item><title>A lobbying firm and its McCain ties</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011227.aspx#1011338</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 18:35:40 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011338</guid><dc:creator>Randy Craig, the men's room.</dc:creator><description>Dictators and oil companies...just like Bush!!!!</description></item><item><title>A lobbying firm and its McCain ties</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011227.aspx#1011342</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 18:35:58 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011342</guid><dc:creator>Jamil - Dearborn, MI</dc:creator><description>There's a BIG difference between the three. &amp;nbsp;Malley (Obama's informal advisor) worked in conflict resolution, which means you probably have to talk to individuals on BOTH sides of a conflict regardless of whether or not you agree with them. &amp;nbsp;On the other hand, Penn and the McCain staffers were lobbying and advocating on behalf of these foreign governments (Columbia and Myannmar) and were being PAID BY those foreign governments. &amp;nbsp;Regardless, Malley's role was probably the least significant of the bunch - he was only an informal advisor.</description></item><item><title>A lobbying firm and its McCain ties</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011227.aspx#1011354</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 18:36:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011354</guid><dc:creator>TLA</dc:creator><description>Now, can we see this played non-stop, 24/7 by all pundits, for at least three weeks?</description></item><item><title>A lobbying firm and its McCain ties</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011227.aspx#1011356</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 18:36:53 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011356</guid><dc:creator>J. McCain</dc:creator><description>Oopsie!</description></item><item><title>A lobbying firm and its McCain ties</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011227.aspx#1011372</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 18:39:53 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011372</guid><dc:creator>Cory (SC)</dc:creator><description>John McCain has so much baggage that the media has overlooked! Hopefully, once the general election finally gets rolling, the media will not give him the pass that they have so far!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.politivine.com"&gt;http://www.politivine.com&lt;/a&gt;</description></item><item><title>A lobbying firm and its McCain ties</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011227.aspx#1011380</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 18:40:21 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011380</guid><dc:creator>donna</dc:creator><description>Peel it back, and find the filth. Lift the rock, and see the slugs. Turn on the kitchen light in the ghetto of corruption that is the wont of many in our governmnent, and watch the roaches run. </description></item><item><title>A lobbying firm and its McCain ties</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011227.aspx#1011400</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 18:43:10 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011400</guid><dc:creator>Daniel, Oakland, CA</dc:creator><description>Nice post Carrie!!!!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Right on.....about time someone tells me something about McCain......what am I supposed to do...go follow McCain around myself? &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;With 8 years of failure by conservatives, you have a cocktail for a beatdown. How is John McCain going to inspire the voter turnout for his party? His great speeches? Conservative talk radio? His flip-flop talk express bus overstuffed with Lobbyists? We all love to engage in punditry but the facts are the facts. Repubs do not have the votes to win. Outside of a total collapse (And I mean TOTAL colapse, not merely a split of the electorate)the Dem party they can offer up a broccoli f-art in a jar and still gain the White House. </description></item><item><title>A lobbying firm and its McCain ties</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011227.aspx#1011401</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 18:43:13 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011401</guid><dc:creator>J.J., Port Arthur, TX</dc:creator><description>This is just the beginning of a torrent of hypocrisy that will be exposed as the American public gets a closer look at John McCain. &amp;nbsp;Just the beginning.</description></item><item><title>A lobbying firm and its McCain ties</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/05/12/1011227.aspx#1011510</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 18:54:45 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1011510</guid><dc:creator>Donna A. Reuter, Bremerton, WA</dc:creator><description>When lobbyist and special interest groups have their collective hands in forming politician’s policies or campaigning for a polictian, that is fascism. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wake up people and smell (and drink) the espresso and start paying attention to what is going on. &amp;nbsp;Fascsim has/is taking control of the nation and we fought a world war against it.</description></item></channel></rss>