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Played Like a Fool: Campaign Manager Cashes in on McCain's Cold War Mentality

By Mark Ames and Ari Berman, The Nation. Posted October 14, 2008.


He may talk tough about Russia, but John McCain's advisers have advanced Putin's imperial ambitions and made good money on the side.

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Mark Ames is editor of the Moscow English alt weekly, The eXile. He is the author of Going Postal: Rage, Murder, and Rebellion: From Reagan's Workplaces to Clinton¿s Columbine and Beyond.

Ari Berman is a contributing writer for The Nation, covering national politics and the 2008 election, and an Investigative Journalism Fellow at The Nation Institute.

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