2008-06-08wsj.com

Countrywide Financial Corp. makes mortgage loans through a vast network of offices, brokers and call centers. But a few customers have gotten their loans a special way: through Countrywide Chief Executive Angelo Mozilo.

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One was James Johnson, a longtime Democratic Party power and an adviser to Sen. Barack Obama's campaign, who this past week was named to a panel that is vetting running-mate possibilities for the presumed nominee.

Throw in the cronyist Penny Pritzker, we are certainly starting to wonder about the sorts of people Obama keeps in his entourage (Disclaimer: we aim to be nonpartisan in our presidential candidate criticism -- see our recent post on McCain ally Gramm here).



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