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From: Road Walker	5/12/2008 8:52:49 AM
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Republican convention chief quits after Myanmar ties revealed Sun May 11, 12:28 PM ET The coordinator of the Republicans' 2008 presidential convention has resigned after revelations that he was paid to bolster the dismal US image of Myanmar's military junta. Corporate lobbyist Doug Goodyear had been picked by the campaign of Republican nominee-elect John McCain to oversee the September convention in Minneapolis. But Goodyear announced his resignation Saturday shortly after Newsweek magazine reported that his lobbying firm took 348,000 dollars in 2002 to represent the Myanmar regime. "Today I offered the convention my resignation so as not to become a distraction in this campaign," he said in a two-line statement. "I continue to strongly support John McCain for president, and wish him the best of luck in this campaign." The Myanmar junta is attracting new odium internationally for its handling of the recovery effort following a devastating cyclone, after rampant criticism of its crackdown on pro-democracy protests by Buddhist monks. McCain campaign spokesman Brian Rogers said: "We respect Mr Goodyear's decision and look forward to the convention in September." There was no immediate word on a successor to steer the nominating event. Goodyear, who is based in McCain's home state of Arizona, is chief executive of the consultancy company DCI Group. Its heavyweight lobbying clients last year included ExxonMobil and General Motors. Newsweek said that in 2002, DCI led "a PR campaign to burnish the junta's image, drafting releases praising Burma's efforts to curb the drug trade and denouncing 'falsehoods' by the Bush administration that the regime engaged in rape and other abuses."

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