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Starting in January 1987, Keating looked for help from what would become known as the Keating Five: Democratic U.S. Senators Alan Cranston of California, Dennis DeConcini of Arizona, John Glenn of Ohio, and Donald W. Riegle of Michigan, and Republican U.S. Senator John McCain of Arizona.
AMY GOODMAN: Our guest right now is John Dougherty, a staff reporter for The Phoenix New Times, as we talk about the rise to prominence of John McCain. You talk about the Keating five. Very briefly, explain the scandal. Even people who lived through it and paid a lot of attention might have forgotten about it by now.