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"Under the Radar" and "Stormy Weather"
These stories revealed crucial information undermining the U.S. Air Force's controversial plan to lease 100 air refueling tankers from Boeing-a deal, which, if completed, would have cost U.S. taxpayers billions of dollars more than if traditional purchasing were used. "Under the Radar" deals with documents showing how Boeing pushed a plane that even some military officials doubted was right for the job. It also revealed how the Air Force relied on Boeing to shape the basic performance requirements for the tanker and let the company devise the financial structure of the costly, unusual lease agreement. "Stormy Weather" discloses a perverse effect of the derailing of the lease proposal.
Tags: U.S. Air Force; air refueling tankers; Boeing; taxpayers; Air Force officials; Congress; White House; Pentagon; White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card; endorsement; tanker planes; Lockheed C-5 transport; Lockheed C-17 transport; Continental Airlines; lobbying campaign; European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co.; Senate Commerce Committee; EADS; Congressional Budget Office; Defense Department; Air Force Air Mobility Command; Fleet Viability Board; General Accounting Office
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Haunted by Spirits
"The story traces then-presidential contender and Arizona Senator John McCain's ties to the liquor industry, vis a vis his wife, Cindy Hensley McCain and her father, Jim Hensley. The Hensly liquor money funded McCain's first run for Congress in 1982, and continues to fund him, both personally and professionally. The story examines those links, from Cindy's father's history as a bootlegger to John McCain's history as chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee - where he's repeatedly turned his back on concerns about the liquor industry."
Tags: John McCain; Cindy McCain; liquor industry; presidential candidate; Congress
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An Endowed Chair
A Phoenix News Times investigation of US Senator and presidential candidate John McCain's campaign fund raising revealed that he has raised "hard money" from people with business before the three Senate committees he chairs.