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McCain campaign chief working for Ukrainian party |
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Written by Stumo
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Thursday, 15 May 2008 |
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Ahh, patriotism. First Hillary Clinton's campaign chief was caught working for Colombia's government.
Now McCain's campaign chief is caught working for Vladimir Putin's favorite political party in Ukraine.
A consultant to Sen. John McCain hired a public-relations firm
last year to burnish the U.S. image of a Ukrainian political party
backed by Russian leader Vladimir Putin, according to documents filed
with the Justice Department.
The lobbying firm of Davis Manafort Inc. arranged for the
public-relations firm's work through an affiliate last spring, at the
same time Davis Manafort was being paid by the Republican presidential
candidate's campaign. The firm is co-owned by lobbyist Rick Davis,
manager of Sen. McCain's presidential campaign, and longtime Republican
strategist Paul Manafort.
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