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Another Top Republicans Ties To Myanmar Junta Surface
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It turns out that Condoleeza Rice isn't the only prominent Republican with hands stained from their dealings with the murderous and wretched military junta that rules Myanmar. So, it turns out, is the man chosen by John McCain to run the Republican National Convention: The man picked by the John McCain campaign to run the 2008 Republican National Convention resigned Saturday after a report that his lobbying firm used to represent the military regime in Myanmar. Doug Goodyear resigned as convention coordinator and issued a two sentence statement: "Today I offered the convention my resignation so as not to become a distraction in this campaign.
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http://www.mydd.com/story/2008/5/11/174445/282Permalink :: Comment Tags: blog news, news roundup (all tags) West Virginia from the ground by Carnacki, Sun May 11, 2008 at 05:28:00 PM EST A collection of thoughts as we head into the West Virginia presidential primary on Tuesday. The caller ID last
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Another Top Republicans Ties To Myanmar Junta Surface
http://politikly.com/2008/05/12/another-top-republicans-ties...First Condi, now the guy in charge of this summer’s Republican National Convention. Funny how the Bushistas can criticize Myanmar’s junta while simultaneously cashing the junta’s checks. A person close to her, with whom her campaign staff has counseled at various points, said this week, I think the following will happen: Obama will be in a position where the party declares him the nominee by the first week in June. Shell… http://firedoglake.com/2008/05/11/another-top-republicans-ties-to-myanmar-junta-surface/ firedoglake.com
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