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The McCain Seven John McCain has had at least 177 lobbyists running his

campaign and raising money for him. The McCain Seven—all lobbyists

—control the campaign filling roles from senior foreign policy advisor and

finance co-chair all the way up to head of command, campaign manager.

The McCain Seven make sure special interests come first.Rick Davis Rick

Davis Campaign Manager, Fmr. Telecom Lobbyist Davis has lobbied for

Airborne Express and DHL on their controversial merger deal, as well as

telecom companies Bell South, SBC, and Verizon.Charlie Black Charlie

Black Senior Campaign Advisor, Fmr. Mortgage Lender LobbyistBlack has

lobbied for 109 clients including Yukos Oil and Freddie Mac.Randy

Scheunemann Randy ScheunemannSenior Foreign Policy Advisor, Fmr. Big

Oil Lobbyist Scheunemann has had lobbying clients that include BPAmoco

and the NRA.Nancy PfotenhauerNancy PfotenhauerSenior Policy Advisor,

Fmr. Energy LobbyistPfothenhauer is a former energy lobbyist for Koch

Industries.Phil GrammPhil GrammSenior Economic Advisor, Fmr. Mortgage

Giant, UBS, Lobbyist Gramm is a former lobbyist for mortgage giant

UBS.  John GreenJohn Green Campaign Congressional Liaison, Fmr.

Mortgage Lender LobbyistGreen has lobbied for 168 clients, including 

insurance industry trade groups, CheveronTexaco, Fannie Mae, Freddie   

Mac, and others.Wayne BermanWayne BermanCampaign Vice-Chair and

Finance Co-Chair, Fmr. Insurance Company LobbyistBerman has lobbied   

for almost 100 clients, including Ameriquest, Fannie Mae, the National

Rifle Association and American Health Insurance Plans.Mortgage

Meltdown McCain’s 26 Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac LobbyistsTop News *

New York Times, September 22, 2008 Loan Titans Paid McCain Adviser

Nearly $2 Million * Talking Points Memo, September 12, 2008 Two

High-Ranking McCain Campaign Officials Lobbied For Companies At Center

of Sex-For-Oil Scandal * TIME, September 12, 2008 McCain Taps Lobbyist

for Transition * Wall Street Journal, September 8, 2008 McCain Adviser Had

Russian Ties * Washington Post, May 22, 2008 McCain Adviser’s Work As

Lobbyist Criticized * New York Times, May 20, 2008 McCain Finds a

Thorny Path in Ethics Effort * Wallstreet Journal, May 19, 2008 Top McCain

Adviser Defends His Lobbyist Past Sarah Palin's Lobbyists Sarah Palin is

just more of the same. Like her running mate, Palin has her fare share of

lobbyist connections.Read more about them here The McCain Gamble John

McCain’s Washington is just more of the same. It is a rigged roulette

wheel. No matter how you spin it, George Bush and lobbyists always

win.

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