LA Times ignored McCains alleged role in Keating Five scandal

Media Matters by Eric H. Hananoki | May. 30, 2008 (News Analysis)

In an article about Sen. John McCain's early political career, the Los Angeles Times' Richard A. Serrano described Charles H. Keating Jr. as "[a]nother influential friend" who "raised more than $100,000 for McCain." Serrano noted that Keating eventually went to prison for his role in a savings and loan scandal, but did not mention McCain's own alleged involvement in the scandal, or that Keating's relationship to McCain reportedly extended beyond simply ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Jennifer Hageman - May 30, 2008 - 3:27 PM PDT
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