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Phones sold by McCain campaign contained confidential information

John McCain’s campaign headquarters sold blackberry phones chock full of internal information, according to a report by Tisha Thompson of Fox 5 (Washington, D.C.).  The campaign was trying to sell off old office inventory from its Arlington, Va. campaign offices, with everything from computers to file cabinets offered for bargain basement prices.  They also sold off Blackberry phones used by campaign staffers.  With help of  Rick Yarborough and  Steve Jones, Thompson obtained personal phone numbers, addresses, emails and photographs of campaign staffers, politicians, lobbyists and journalists from the phones she purchased at the sale.

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