McCain campaign manager Rick Davis later responded to Obama's decision in an e-mail to supporters.

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And at the top of the McCain campaign, you have people like Rick Davis and Charlie Black.

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McCain campaign manager Rick Davis on Sunday brushed off accusations that Palin is "scared" to answer questions from the media.

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McCain's team has seen some recent shifts, with Steve Schmidt taking over from Rick Davis in terms of a campaign manager's spot.

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And there's pressure already on the McCain team to push out people like the Charlie Black and Rick Davis because of their past lobbying connections.

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"This is now the fifth month in a row that we have exceeded the month before in terms of total fundraising, " McCain campaign manager Rick Davis said Friday.

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"Nothing has changed, " said Republican political consultant Rick Davis.

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Yesterday, campaign manager Rick Davis lashed out at both pieces of bad news in a single email, urging supporters to, quote, "fight back against the New York Times" by making an immediate contribution.

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Campaign manager Rick Davis said Republicans would meet in an abbreviated fashion, conducting only what was necessary to constitute a convention, such as calling the convention to order, receiving a report from the credentials committee and adopting the party platform.

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In a different Forbes blog, Rick Ferri (The Indexer) mentions the work by Brad Barber ( University of California at Davis), Emmanuel George ( Ross School of Business), Reuven Lehavy ( Ross School of Business), and Brett Trueman ( Anderson School of Management).

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