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How Your Beer Bought John McCain's $500 Loafers: Uncovering the government subsidies behind Cindy McCain's family fortune
Source: Reason Magazine

Should government be subsidizing (if not outright creating) an industry by forcing consumers to pay more for alcohol—for which they get little to no added value in return? And who's greedier, the family who exploits that system to amass a small fortune, or the brokers and trade …

Now It's The Post Covering Up John McCain's Mob Connections
Source: AFP

It's interesting when the ultra-right starts chewing on the official GOP candidate for president. This historical look at the roots of the Cindy Hensley's family wealth alleges mob connections --

McCain's broken marriage and fractured Reagan friendship
Source: The L.A. Times

McCain, who is about to become the GOP nominee, has made several statements about how he divorced Carol and married Hensley that conflict with the public record.

McCain could have a conflict brewing
Source: The L.A. Times

Hensley & Co., one of the nation's major beer wholesalers, has brought the family of Cindy McCain wealth, prestige and influence in Phoenix, but it could also create conflicts for her husband, Sen. John McCain, if he is elected president in November.

The Army's $200 Billion Makeover
Source: The Washington Post

EL PASO -- A $200 billion plan to remake the largest war machine in history unfolds in one small way on a quiet country road in the Chihuahuan Desert.

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