Steve Benen explains [1]:
The McCain/Palin ticket is the first in American history in which both candidates were found to have violated ethics standards before a national election.
Ouch.
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[7]Links:
[1] http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2008_10/015130.php
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[7] http://technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?url=http://culturekitchen.com/liza/blog/dubious_history_in_the_making