Subject: [big campaign] McCain's campaign finances and lobbyists research updated
From: "David Donnelly" <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked], "big campaign" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:14:56 -0400
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http://www.campaignmoney.org/campaigns/main/the-mccain-file
Here is a listing of all our reports, fact sheets, etc. -- we've updated a
bunch of this with new, fresh numbers from McCain's June monthly report,
which includes donations through May.

*EMBEDDED OR IN BED? John McCain And His Lobbyist Problem*

*EMBEDDED OR IN BED? John McCain And His Lobbyist Problem* lays out the
financial entanglements and other relationships that exist between McCain
and his cadre of 118 lobbyists who have represented some of America's
largest corporations — many of which have had business before the Senate
Commerce Committee McCain once chaired — but now find themselves advising,
staffing and raising money for McCain's presidential campaign. *Released
June 13, 2008*.
*Download the PDF <http://www.campaignmoney.org/files/Embedded.pdf>* | *Press
release<http://www.campaignmoney.org/pressroom/2008/06/13/mccain-lobbyist-report>
* <http://www.campaignmoney.org/pressroom/2008/06/13/mccain-lobbyist-report>
*John McCain, The EADS Tanker Deal, and The Lobbyists Who Made It Happen*

In February 2008, the Air Force bypassed Seattle-based Boeing and awarded a
multi-billion dollar contract to the European Aeronautic Defence and Space
Company (EADS) to provide the next generation of in-flight refueling
tankers. The decision came after Sen. John McCain twice intervened in the
procurement process, and after EADS lobbyists, at least seven of whom are
staffers or fundraisers for McCain's presidential campaign, launched a
massive lobbying effort on their client's behalf. *Updated July 11, 2008.*
*Read the report <http://www.campaignmoney.org/mccaineads>* | *Download the
PDF <http://www.campaignmoney.org/files/McCainEADSfactsheet.pdf>*
*Oil Money: John McCain's Close Ties to The Petroleum Industry*

With oil prices skyrocketing and the economy on the brink of a recession,
Americans are looking for candidates up and down the ballot to introduce
meaningful plans to provide relief at the pump and put the economy back on
track. Yet John McCain continues to side with the oil companies that have
given him more than $1 million in donations and line the pockets of the
lobbyists who staff and raise money for his campaign. *Updated July 11,
2008.*
*Read the report <http://www.campaignmoney.org/mccainoil>*
*McCain's Energy Plan: Written By Corporate Lobbyists, Bankrolled By
Industry Contributions*

John McCain's energy plan calls for offshore oil drilling along America's
coastline and expanded use of nuclear power. Although some have criticized
McCain as flip-flopping on energy issues, the positions McCain has staked
out should not surprise anyone: They are similar to those advocated by the
fifty-nine energy lobbyists on his campaign and fundraising staff, as well
as those industry insiders who have donated millions of dollars to McCain's
political career.*Updated July 11, 2008.*
*Read the report <http://www.campaignmoney.org/mccainenergy>* | *Download
the PDF <http://www.campaignmoney.org/files/McCainEnergyFactsheetJuly11.pdf>
* | *Press release<http://www.campaignmoney.org/pressroom/2008/06/17/big-donors-and-lobbyists-sculpt-mccain-energy-policy>
*
*John McCain and Telecom Immunity: The Donors and Lobbyists Behind the
Confusion*

Over the past few years, Sen. John McCain's (R-AZ) position on telecom
immunity has been in flux. On various occasions he has stated that such
immunity should only be granted if the telecommunications companies involved
testified openly about their involvement and apologized, and if the language
of the bill made clear that future warrantless wiretapping was unacceptable.
But in recent months his position has become more ambiguous. Not only did he
vote in favor of telecom immunity legislation that did not contain any of
the above provisions, he has also backtracked on some of them altogether.
One reason for his change of heart may be his campaign's close ties to the
telecom industry.*Updated July 11, 2008.*
*Read the report
<http://www.campaignmoney.org/mccaintelecom>*<http://www.campaignmoney.org/mccaintelecom>
 | *Download the
PDF<http://www.campaignmoney.org/files/McCainTelecomFactsheetJuly11.pdf>
* <http://www.campaignmoney.org/files/McCainTelecomFactsheetJuly11.pdf>
*Following the Money Trail: Fortune 200 Companies, John McCain, and McCain's
Lobbyists*

The top 200 corporations in America are well represented among Sen. John
McCain's campaign contributors and the lobbyists working to get him elected.
*Released June 26, 2008.*
*Download the PDF<http://www.campaignmoney.org/files/McCain-Fortune%20200.pdf>
* | *Press release<http://www.campaignmoney.org/pressroom/2008/06/26/mccain-fortune200>
*
*McCain's Multiple Views on Public Financing of Elections*

This Public Campaign Action Fund report details John McCain's shifting views
on public financing of federal elections. After opposing comprehensive
reform early in his political career, he gradually became a support of his
own state's Clean Elections law. But once he began gearing up for his second
presidential campaign, he started to backtrack. *Released April 8, 2008.*
*Download the PDF: Part
1<http://www.campaignmoney.org/files/McCain_and_Public_Financing_Part_1.pdf>
, Part 2<http://www.campaignmoney.org/files/McCain_and_Public_Financing_Part_2.pdf>
*

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