During the [[2008 Presidential election]], ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' correspondents Mary Jacoby.and Glenn Simpson reported that a consultant to [[John McCain]] hired a public-relations firm to improve the American image of a [[Ukrainian]] political party backed by Russian leader [[Vladimir Putin]], according to documents filed with the Justice Department. | During the [[2008 Presidential election]], ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' correspondents Mary Jacoby.and Glenn Simpson reported that a consultant to [[John McCain]] hired a public-relations firm to improve the American image of a [[Ukrainian]] political party backed by Russian leader [[Vladimir Putin]], according to documents filed with the Justice Department. |