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How a Champion of Democracy Became a Manafort Flack
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Former Congressman Vin Weber literally won a medal for his promotion of democracy. Then he became part of Paul Manafort’s phalanx of lobbyists for a Putin-friendly strongman.
Betsy Swan
Former Political Reporter
Published
Mar. 3 2018
9:08PM EST
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Betsy Swan
Former Political Reporter
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