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obamaforme Donating Member (282 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-04-08 07:09 AM
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McCain plans fiercer strategy against Obama
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radfringe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-04-08 07:12 AM
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1. when someone has nothing constructive to offer
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kayakjohnny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-04-08 07:14 AM
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2. Well I don't think it will work.
People tire of the mean stuff when there are so many crucial challenges facing them. But Obama can now starting harping on the Keating 5, McCain's interference with an ongoing state investigation, and the issue of his medical records. For starters.
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obamaforme Donating Member (282 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-04-08 07:20 AM
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3. Excuse my supidity, but what are the "Keating 5"?
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kayakjohnny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-04-08 07:38 AM
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4. Here you go:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keating_Five


The Keating Five were five United States Senators accused of corruption in 1989, igniting a major political scandal as part of the larger Savings and Loan crisis of the late 1980s and early 1990s. The five senators, Alan Cranston (D-CA), Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ), John Glenn (D-OH), John McCain (R-AZ), and Donald W. Riegle (D-MI), were accused of improperly aiding Charles H. Keating, Jr., chairman of the failed Lincoln Savings and Loan Association, which was the target of an investigation by the Federal Home Loan Bank Board (FHLBB).

After a lengthy investigation, the Senate Ethics Committee determined in 1991 that Alan Cranston, Dennis DeConcini, and Donald Riegle had substantially and improperly interfered with the FHLBB in its investigation of Lincoln Savings. Senators John Glenn and John McCain were cleared of having acted improperly but were criticized for having exercised "poor judgment".

All five of the senators involved served out their terms. Only Glenn and McCain ran for re-election, and they were both re-elected.
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obamaforme Donating Member (282 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-04-08 02:43 PM
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5. Thanks for the link
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