New York Times: Senator McCain (R-AZ) had Relationship with Lobbyist.

With the republican presidential nomination unofficially clinched, Arizona Senator John McCain has now found himself in the middle of a scandal. According to the New York Times, John McCain had an improper, romantic relationship with a lobbyist during his presidential run in 2000. Both the senator and the lobbyist are denying any romantic encounter. Senator McCain and his wife have criticised the newspaper for the story and are calling it "gutter politics". The New York Times has endorsed Senator McCain for the republican president nomination.