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Make-Believe Maverick

by: Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone

John McCain.
Illustration: Paul Giambarba / t r u t h o u t)

     A closer look at the life and career of John McCain reveals a disturbing record of recklessness and dishonesty.     At Fort McNair, an army base located along the Potomac River in the nation's capital, a chance reunion takes place one day between two former POWs. It's the spring of 1974, and Navy commander John Sidney McCain III has returned home from the experience in Hanoi that, according to legend, transformed him from a callow and reckless youth into a serious man of patriotism and purpose. »

Bruce Springsteen performing for Obama.

Springsteen Rocks Obama Rally in Philly

by: The Associated Press

     Philadelphia - Bruce Springsteen called the Bush presidency "a disaster" and said many Americans have "justifiably lost faith" in the American dream.

    The legendary rocker interrupted a seven-song acoustic set at a voter-registration rally in Philadelphia on Saturday to praise Democrat Barack Obama and bemoan the crises facing the next president. »

Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr.

The Golden Parachute Survives

by: Mike Lillis, The Washington Independent

     The creators of the financial mess may go unpunished.

    For supporters of the Bush administration's $700-billion Wall Street bailout, it stands as a key selling point: a provision that limits pay packages for the heads of companies helped by the taxpayer-funded rescue program.

    There's just one problem: »

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