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Coleman will not return Myanmar-tainted funds

By Andy Birkey | 05.13.08 | 5:56 pm

On Tuesday, the Minnesota DFL criticized Sen. Norm Coleman for accepting campaign contributions from a lobbying group that represented the military regime of Myanmar. Minnesota Monitor first reported on the contributions early Tuesday morning.

“We…

Sen. Norm Coleman took contributions from embattled DCI Group

By Andy Birkey | 05.13.08 | 2:18 am

The campaign of Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., took funds from the DCI Group, a lobbying group criticized for its dealings with the oppressive military regime of Myanmar, Federal Elections Commission records show. The Coleman campaign took $6,000…

Media scrutiny forces RNC coordinator to resign

By Andy Birkey | 05.10.08 | 11:28 pm

Doug Goodyear was tapped by Sen. John McCain last week to be the manager for the Republican National Convention in St. Paul. On Saturday, Goodyear who is also the CEO of DCI Group resigned…