Question: Information: - On February 21 , 2008 , in the midst of John McCain 's campaign in the 2008 Republican presidential primaries , both The New York Times and the Washington Post published articles detailing rumors of an improper relationship between John McCain and lobbyist Vicki Iseman . According to the New York Times story , McCain , who was a member of the Senate Commerce Committee during the period when Iseman was lobbying the committee , developed a close personal relationship with Iseman . The New York Times came under intense criticism for the article because of its use of anonymous sources and its timing . In December 2008 , Iseman filed a US $ 27 million defamation lawsuit against The New York Times , alleging that the paper falsely communicated an illicit romantic relationship between her and McCain . The Times said they '' fully stood behind the article '' and the story was '' true and accurate '' . The lawsuit was settled in February 2009 with no money changing hands between the parties . However , as a condition of the settlement the New York Times printed an unusual '' Note to Readers '' stating that the Times had not intended to allege any affair . - The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated to NYT) is an American daily newspaper, founded and continuously published in New York City since September 18, 1851, by The New York Times Company. "The New York Times" has won 117 Pulitzer Prizes, more than any other news organization. - Vicki L. Iseman (born 1967) is a Washington, D.C.-based lobbyist working for the firm Alcalde & Fay. She gained national media attention in February 2008, due to her involvement in the John McCain lobbyist controversy. - The New York Times Company is an American media company which publishes its namesake, "The New York Times". Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr., has served as chairman since 1997. It is headquartered in Manhattan, New York. - The City of New York, often called New York City or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States. With an estimated 2015 population of 8,550,405 distributed over a land area of just , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States. Located at the southern tip of the state of New York, the city is the center of the New York metropolitan area, one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world. A global power city, New York City exerts a significant impact upon commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and entertainment, its fast pace defining the term "New York minute". Home to the headquarters of the United Nations, New York is an important center for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural and financial capital of the world. - John Sidney McCain III (born August 29, 1936) is an American politican who currently serves as the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican presidential nominee for the 2008 United States presidential election. - In United States politics and government, the term presidential nominee has two different meanings: - Arizona (O'odham: "Al onak" [ai onak]) is a state in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the Western United States and the Mountain West states. It is the sixth largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is one of the Four Corners states. It has borders with New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, California, and Mexico, and one point in common with the southwestern corner of Colorado. Arizona's border with Mexico is 389 miles (626km) long, on the northern border of the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California. - Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as "Washington", "the District", or simply "D.C.", is the capital of the United States. After reading the paragraphs above, choose the best answer for the entity that related to 'john mccain lobbyist controversy' with the relationship of 'instance of'. Choices: - art - august - campaign - city - city of new york - company - controversy - daily newspaper - district - education - election - entertainment - fashion - february - government - home - metropolitan - metropolitan area - newspaper - part - point - politics - population - region - state - technology - term - united states presidential election
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