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More on the McCain-NYT Debacle Over Lobbyist Ties

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Read campaign statement calling it "a hit and run smear campaign" here. And his non-response to the media Wednesday night here.

Long-delayed story on his relationship with lobbyist exploding in Thursday's paper. WashPost version here, and the New Republic is ready to launch.

Flashback: WashPost previewed whole thing in December.

McCain camp document of “facts that were provided to the New York Times but did not end up in the story” here. Top aide Mark Salter reacts to TIME.

Former strategist John Weaver says he's not an anonymous source in the NYT story. Everything was on the record, afterwards he informed the campaign of all he said.

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