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WASHINGTON, June 10 (UPI) -- A political news Web site says the presence of Democratic Party insider Jim Johnson in Barack Obama's presidential campaign has become a distraction.
The Politico reported Tuesday that Johnson's connections with the chief executive officer of Countrywide Financial, a lender blamed by some as a key contributor to the mortgage crisis, could put Johnson at risk of being a political liability for Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., the party's presumptive presidential nominee.
The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday that Johnson, a longtime Democratic Party power broker and former chief of Fannie Mae, obtained personal loans at favorable rates from embattled Countywide chief executive Angelo Mozilo. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, mentioned the article on a television interview Monday, the Politico reported.
Johnson has been named to a committee selected by Obama to help him choose a vice presidential running mate. The Politico Web site said the controversy over Johnson threatens to undermine the credibility of Obama's announced two-week campaign tour to emphasis economic issues.
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PHOENIX, June 2 (UPI) --
A young mother was arrested in Phoenix Saturday after allegedly leaving her baby strapped in a car seat on the roof of her car and driving off, police said.
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MONTECITO, Calif., June 3 (UPI) --
U.S. actress Drew Barrymore married art consultant Will Kopelman Saturday at her estate in Montecito, Calif., E! Online reported.
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