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Two Prominent McCain Supporters Resign Due to Lobbying Activities for Myanmar Government

• Douglas Goodyear, who was reportedly chosen by John McCain to coordinate the U.S. Republican National Convention this September, and Doug Davenport, a regional campaign manager for McCain, resigned from their positions this last weekend.


• The two resigned due to ties their employer, a lobbying firm by the name of DCI Group had to Myanmar's military government.


• Douglas Goodyear, a co-founder of DCI Group, currently serves as DCI's CEO and it is reported that Doug Davenport was directly in charge of the lobbying efforts being conducted on Myanmar's behalf.


• The connection between DCI and Myanmar became public this weekend when Newsweek reported that the firm had been paid more than $348,000 in 2002 and 2003 by Myanmar's military leadership for "lobbying work to improve its image in the US."

Sources:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7395773.stm

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/05/11/gop_convention_coordinator_resigns/7543/

http://www.livenews.com.au/Articles/2008/05/12/McCain_campaign_members_resign_over_Burma_ties