Lobbyist linked by Times to McCain sues paper

[Terri]

By DENA POTTER
Associated Press
December 31, 2008

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- A Washington lobbyist sued The New York Times for $27 million Tuesday over an article that she says gave the false impression she had an affair with Sen. John McCain in 1999.

The newspaper stood by the story.

Vicki L. Iseman filed the defamation suit in U.S. District Court in Richmond. It also names as defendants the Times' executive editor, its Washington bureau chief and four reporters.

Iseman represented telecommunications companies before the Senate Commerce Committee, which McCain chaired. In February, as McCain was seeking the Republican presidential nomination, the Times reported that McCain aides once worried the relationship between Iseman and McCain had turned romantic.

The article said that both McCain and Iseman denied any romantic relationship, but the lawsuit says most readers would find that obligatory.

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[rangerrebew]

I hope she puts another nail in their slimy coffin!

[Charie]

Iseman's lawsuit was first reported by Virginia Lawyers Weekly.

It looks as though the Times wasn't as eager to publish this, were they?

The news creeps really outdid themselves in 2008. Must have been their year of glory and in 2009 let's watch as they all go down in flames.

Pass the popcorn, please.