undispatch.com - 10/20/2008
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The Russian Mission to the United Nations issued a bizarre statement to the UN press corps today stating simply, "We have received a letter from Senator John McCain requesting financial contribution to his Presidential campaign. In this connection we would like to reiterate that Russian ...
washingtonmonthly.com - 10/19/2008
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washingtonmonthly.com —
McCain On Obama's Fundraising Here's John McCain's response
to Barack Obama's fundraising totals for September (h/t): "I'm...
saying that history shows us where unlimited amounts of money are in political campaigns, it leads to scandal. I'm not comparing ...
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McCain On Obama's Fundraising
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McCain: Brother, can you spare a ruble?
Political Animal —
... about Obama's contributions -- every dollar is reported, and donors who meet the legal threshold are disclosed. McCain should be familiar with these rules, since he helped write them. (McCain wants Obama to itemize every donor, including small donors. The Obama campaign has said there are too many of them to make this feasible.) But more importantly, the same afternoon McCain aides were complaining about Obama's fundraising success, we also learn that the McCain campaign sought illegal contributions from the Russian ambassador to the United Nations. The Russian Mission to the ...
B-B-B-But… KGB!!!!!
Comments from Left Field —
... But more importantly, the same afternoon McCain aides were complaining about Obama’s fundraising success, we also learn that the McCain campaign sought illegal contributions from the Russian ambassador to the United Nations. ...
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