New York Times Settles With Lobbyist Over McCain Story
  • Vicki Iseman has settled her $27 million defamation lawsuit against The New York Times and several of its reporters.

    Iseman, a Washington lobbyist, sued the Times over a story published last February during the presidential campaign season that she claimed inaccurately depicted her as having an affair with Republican candidate Sen. John McCain.

    Iseman says, "I am pleased that The New York Times on behalf of its reporters, editors and company has issued a retraction and clarification."

    Iseman’s statement continues, "The New York Times, its reporters and editors, should and must be held accountable when their investigations, reporting, and written words migrate from legitimate to illegitimate with the affect of destroying human beings based on innuendos, rumors and the reckless attributions of 'anonymous sources.'"

    Iseman filed the lawsuit in December in federal court in Richmond, Va.