McCain's Role in Plane Pact Spotlights Ties to Lobbyists

To show that he's a crusader against wasteful spending and congressional corruption, Sen. John McCain repeatedly brags about his leading role in stopping a scandal-plagued air tanker contract between the Air Force and Boeing in 2004.
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Michael D. Shear and Matthew Mosk

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