To Spin or Not To Spin

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time*treat — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:42:48 GMT

If the NYT or any other paper really cared about this, it would have been a story long before now. Perhaps even during the primary. They like to stir up a fuss - not soon enough to do anyone any good - but enough it will sell some papers. Next week, they will have some 'scandal' about the other guy ... that they have been sitting on for 2 years.

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Rick G — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:11:05 GMT

McCain campaign got real upset at the New York Times for reporting this, blaming them of bias. Looks like the NYT is just doing its job...reporting the truth.

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NBey6 — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:32:01 GMT

Never mind that he (McCain) can "divorce" himself from your needs and issues, especially whether you have a roof over your head or not. Afterall, we can live with him in his, "I don't know how many houses I have." Now we know why he can't remember or doesn't know?!

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NBey6 — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:30:54 GMT

Reports: Freddie Mac paid lobbying firm owned by McCain manager

COMBINED NEWS SERVICESSeptember 24, 2008WASHINGTON - Freddie Mac, one of the giant mortgage companies at the crux of the credit crisis, continued to pay a lobbying firm owned by John McCain's campaign manager up to and including last month, it emerged last night. According to news reports, Freddie Mac paid $15,000 a month from the end of 2005 through last month to Davis Manafort, a firm owned by McCain campaign manager Rick Davis. The disclosure would appear to undercut a statement by McCain as recently as Sunday night that Davis had no involvement with the mortgage giant for the last several years. Davis' firm received the payments from Freddie Mac until it was taken over by the government this month along with Fannie Mae, people with knowledge of the arrangement told The New York Times. The total paid to the Davis firm since 2006 amounts to at least $345,000, Newsweek reported on its Web site. Freddie Mac had previously paid an advocacy group run by Davis, called the Homeownership Alliance, $30,000 a month until the end 2005, when that group was dissolved, Newsweek reported. People familiar with the arrangement told the Times Davis' firm had been kept on the payroll because of Mr. Davis' close ties to McCain. Davis took leave from his firm for the presidential campaign, but as a partner and equity-holder continues to benefit from its income, the Times reported. A Freddie Mac spokeswoman declined to comment.

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