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Article: Senator's denial in loan scandal hard to believe ; If he didn't seek special treatment, then why did Sen. Kent Conrad call the lender's CEO?
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- Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME)
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- June 18, 2008
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Portland Press Herald (Maine)
06-18-2008
Senator's denial in loan scandal hard to believe ; If he didn't seek special treatment, then why did Sen. Kent Conrad call the lender's CEO?
Byline: Anonymous
Edition: FINAL
Section: Editorial
Column: OUR VIEWS
Type: Editorial
The key to the term "plausible deniability" is the plausible part, a point apparently lost on Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D.
Conrad, along with Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., has been implicated in the brewing scandal over favorable loan terms given to politicians by Countrywide Financial Corp.
Conrad now admits that Countrywide gave him a break worth about $10,500 on one loan and gave him a mortgage for an eight-unit ...
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