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GOP Convention Chief Resigns for Lobbying Burma

by politisite | May 11, 2008 at 07:21 pm | 212 views | add comment

Doug Goodyear was chosen by John McCain to run the 2008 Republican National Convention. Newsweek reported that Goodyear's lobbying firm represented the military regime in Myanmar. He resigned hours later.

ST. PAUL, MINN -- . -- The man picked by the John McCain campaign to run the 2008 Republican National Convention resigned Saturday after a report that his lobbying firm used to represent the military regime in Myanmar.

Doug Goodyear resigned as coordinator of the Twin Cities convention and issued a two-sentence statement:

"Today I offered the convention my resignation so as not to become a distraction in this campaign. I continue to strongly support John McCain for president, and wish him the best of luck in this campaign."

Goodyear, chief executive of the lobbying firm DCI Group, resigned a few hours after Newsweek posted a report online saying the company was paid $348,000 in 2002 to represent the government in Myanmar, also known as Burma.