Officials: McCain shakes up top leadership
Presidential candidate’s campaign manager, chief strategist leave posts
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updated 11:19 a.m. ET July 10, 2007
WASHINGTON - John McCain’s campaign manager and chief strategist are gone from their leadership roles, according to two officials with knowledge of the staff changes.
One official said Terry Nelson resigned as campaign manager for the Republican presidential candidate and John Weaver stepped down from his post of chief strategist on Tuesday. But another official said Nelson was fired.
The officials spoke on the condition of anonimity because the shake-up has not been made public.
This is a breaking news story that will be updated.
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