Globe archives: McCain pressed FCC in case involving major contributor

A New York Times report alleging a close relationship between Republican presidential candidate John McCain and lobbyist Vicki Iseman dominated headlines today.

But McCain's pressuring of the FCC on a case involving Paxson Communications, one of Iseman's clients and a McCain contributor, was detailed nearly eight years ago in a Boston Globe article entitled "McCain pressed FCC in case involving major contributor". Here's a taste:

McCain, in his bluntly worded Dec. 10 letter to the FCC, did not urge a vote favoring the contributor, Paxson Communications. But he acted at the request of the company's lobbyist, during a period when he used Paxson's corporate jet four times to travel to campaign events - where he almost always attacks monied special interests.

Read the full article here.

McCain rejected the Times' report, denying any romantic involvement with Iseman and maintaining he never did favors for special interests or lobbyists.