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To: i-node who wrote (419587)	9/24/2008 4:37:20 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1574127

>>> ..the man was lobbying freddie mac while heading the campaign to make mccain the republican nominee. Making shit up. There is no evidence to suggest this is true, at all. On the contrary, there is considerable evidence...so much so the guy took a powder on his lunch today with reporters. The McCain campaign is unraveling, but not to worry, Palin can see Russia from her house!

To: i-node who wrote (419587)	9/24/2008 4:50:58 PM
From: Alighieri	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574127

But neither the Times story -- nor the McCain campaign -- revealed that Davis's firm, the Washington, D.C. based lobbying firm Davis Manafort, continued to receive $15,000 a month from Freddie Mac until last month-long after the Homeownership Alliance had been terminated. The two sources, who requested anonymity discussing sensitive information, told Newsweek that Davis himself approached Freddie Mac in 2006 and asked for a new consulting arrangement that would allow his firm to continue to be paid. The arrangement was approved by Hollis McLoughlin, Freddie Mac's vice president for external relations, because "he [Davis] was John McCain's campaign manager and it was felt you couldn't say no," said one of the sources. [McLoughlin did not return phone calls]. I don't make shit up... Al