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The Latest »Your Seat at the TableDecember 5, 2008 Pull up a chair for Your Seat at the Table -- another step forward for openness in government. Obama-Biden Transition Project Co-chair John D. Podesta announced that all policy documents from official meetings with outside organizations will be publicly available for review and discussion on Change.gov. Check out this video of Director of Public Liaison and Intergovernmental Affairs for the Transition Michael Strautmanis give a behind-the-scenes look at the program.
Stevens Disputes Conviction, Claims ''No Black Mark'' on NameOctober 31, 2008 Stunning news out of Alaska last night as Ted Stevens disputed the fact that he was convicted on all seven felony charges relating to gifts he received while serving as the state's senior senator. Stevens, a lawyer who once served in the Justice Department, argued an interesting legal theory: it is not a conviction until the appeals process is over.
Call it the "Black Mark Theory" -- one he reiterated in his debate last night with Democratic candidate for Senate, Mark Begich:
To top it off, Stevens essentially called John McCain and Sarah Palin political opportunists who were insincere in their calls for him to resign.
McCain Pushed Regulators on Land SwapOctober 28, 2008 McClatchy reports that John McCain pushed regulators to support a land swap deal despite a pledge to never again intervene with regulators after his brush with corruption in the Savings & Loan scandal. The deal would have benefited owners of the Spur Cross Ranch, including a company ran by a former associate of Charles Keating, the S&L head at the center of the scandal.
John McCain's broken promise on intervention with regulators should not come as any surprise. McCain's lawyer during the scandal, John Dowd, claimed that McCain didn't do anything wrong in the Keating Five -- reversing nearly 20 years of self-recriminations and repentance. Just more evidence that John McCain is more of the same last eight years. Ted Stevens Found Guilty on All Seven ChargesOctober 27, 2008 A jury in Alaska found Senator Ted Stevens (R) guilty of all seven felony charges of making false statements about gifts he received from close friend, Bill Allen, CEO of VECO Corp.
DNC Files FEC Complaint Over McCain Campaign's Missing, Excessive and Anonymous DonorsOctober 25, 2008 The Democratic National Committee today announced that it will file a complaint with the Federal Election Commission on Monday morning to request a thorough investigation of the McCain campaign's most recent attempt to skirt campaign finance laws. According to the complaint, an analysis of the information provided by the McCain Campaign on its website shows that the campaign received 6,653 contributions that were at least $1,000 in excess of legal limit of $2,300--including one donor who contributed $56,047. The McCain Campaign website also lists 23 anonymous contributions in excess of fifty dollars, despite the legal requirement to maintain the name and address of each contributor any amount in excess of $50, and dozens of additional donors who provided incomplete information. The complaint also cites the McCain campaign's pattern of ignoring federal election laws including violating the Presidential Matching Payment Account Act, the campaign's refund of approximately $50,000 in donations solicited by a foreign national, its continuing pattern of soliciting foreign nationals including the Russian Ambassador to the U.N and the FEC's September 30 request for additional information on numerous excessive contributions. "The McCain campaign's lack of disclosure and disregard for the law he helped write raises serious questions about John McCain's commitment to the openness and transparency the voters expect from their leaders," said DNC General Counsel Joe Sandler. "In view of the McCain campaign's clear history of violating campaign finance laws, it is imperative that the Commission promptly conduct a thorough investigation of these violations; and a full audit of all of the McCain Campaign's contributions." McCain Claims He Hasn't Flipped on Anything from 2000October 23, 2008 John McCain told the local CBS affiliate in Washington, D.C. that "I'm the same guy" from 2000, claiming that he hasn't flipped on any issue since his last run for the presidency.
It is not exactly a winning message but the interview presented itself with a rather easy challenge: name McCain's flip-flops.
McCain Employing GOP Operative Accused of Voter Registration FraudOctober 20, 2008 John McCain's hyperbolic claims about "the fabric of democracy" ring incredibly hollow when, at the same time, he pays dirty tricksters like Nathan Sproul almost $200,000 to "register voters."
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McCain Hits Up Russian Envoy for DonationOctober 20, 2008 According to a letter released by the Russian envoy to the United Nations, John McCain contacted Vitaly Churkin seeking a campaign donation. Ben Smith picked up the story from Russian news agency, RIA-Novosti:
It is illegal to accept money from foreign nationals. The story had impeccable timing as the McCain campaign attacks Senator Barack Obama's massive small-dollar donor base that helped the Democratic presidential nominee shatter the single-month fundraising total with more than $150 million in September. Interestingly enough, McCain's campaign manager Rick Davis has several ties to Russia. Last January, the Washington Post reported that Davis set up a meeting between McCain and a controversial Russian billionaire with some unsavory ties back in 2006:
Earlier this month, Ari Berman and Mark Ames wrote about Davis' ties in Russia for The Nation. Freddie Mac Paid GOP Firm to Kill Regulatory BillOctober 20, 2008 In the New York Post, Freddie Mac paid a Republican consulting firm, DCI, whose chief executive was Doug Goodyear, the lobbyist that was tapped to run the Republican National Convention but later resigned when his connections to the brutal regime in Myanmar were unearthed.
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