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Did The McCains Receive Special Treatment From Telecom Firms?

Have you ever lived somewhere with really lousy cell phone service?
If so, you’ve probably wondered if there was anything you could do about it. As it turns out, there is — as long as you happen to be married to a powerful senator who sits on the the Senate Commerce Committee.
In June of this year, [...]

McCain Helped Keating Friend in ‘05

When the Latch School, an Arizona special education institution, asked Sen. John McCain in 2003 to help it secure a $288,000 grant from the Federal Communications Commission — after the school’s request was denied in 2002 — his office didn’t appear to do much.
In 2005, the school made another plea for help to McCain, and [...]