A Washington lobbyist has settled her $27 million defamation lawsuit against The New York Times over a story involving then-presidential candidate John McCain, both sides disclosed Thursday ...more

February 19, 2009

A woman employed by a Washington lobbying firm with a Tampa connection has filed a $27 million defamation lawsuit against The New York Times for an article about her and Sen. John McCain. ...more

December 31, 2008

WASHINGTON - A telecommunications lobbyist who became part of an explosive story early this year about John McCain has broken months of silence to deny the main subtext of the account - that she was suspected of being romantically involved with the Republican presidential candidate. "I did not have a sexual relationship with Senator McCain," Vicky Iseman told the National Journal magazine. ...more

October 16, 2008

A former Paxson Communications president said Saturday that he never met with John McCain about the Arizona senator writing letters to the Federal Communications Commission regarding the regulatory delay of a Pittsburgh TV station sale. ...more

February 24, 2008

John McCain, his wife, his political lieutenants and a lobbying firm with Tampa ties circled their wagons Thursday to condemn a news story raising questions about his relationship with a female lobbyist at the firm. ...more

February 21, 2008

WASHINGTON -- A New York Times story on a female lobbyist's ties eight years ago to John McCain has an important Tampa connection: She worked then and now for the firm of Hector Alcalde, a prominent Tampa-connected political figure. ...more

February 21, 2008

Early in Sen. John McCain's first run for the White House eight years ago, waves of anxiety swept through his small circle of advisers. A female telecommunications lobbyist had been turning up with him at fundraisers, visiting his offices and accompanying on a client's corporate jet. ...more

February 21, 2008