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Phil Gramm Returns to McCain Fold
By Michael D. Shear Turns out, the exile to Belarus was not permanent. Former Sen. Phil Gramm, the lawmaker-turned-lobbyist who was unceremoniously sent to the cooler by his friend, Sen. John McCain for saying that the recession was "mental," appeared in Aspen with the GOP nominee today. After Gramm's comments, McCain had joked that Gramm would be "in serious consideration for ambassador to ...
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