'Wash Post': McCain got engaged while still married
The Separate Peace of John And Carol
In the Demise of His First Marriage, John McCain's Life Seems to Have Found a New Path
By Paul Farhi
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, October 6, 2008; C01
In early 1980, John McCain was a man in transition -- and in a hurry.
Nine months earlier, at a cocktail reception in Hawaii, he met a glamorous young heiress named Cindy Lou Hensley and, by all accounts, fell instantly in love. McCain spent months flying from Washington to Arizona pursuing this new relationship. Soon, the 43-year-old naval attache and his 25-year-old sweetheart were engaged.
There was only one complication: McCain was still married.
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In the Demise of His First Marriage, John McCain's Life Seems to Have Found a New Path
By Paul Farhi
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, October 6, 2008; C01
In early 1980, John McCain was a man in transition -- and in a hurry.
Nine months earlier, at a cocktail reception in Hawaii, he met a glamorous young heiress named Cindy Lou Hensley and, by all accounts, fell instantly in love. McCain spent months flying from Washington to Arizona pursuing this new relationship. Soon, the 43-year-old naval attache and his 25-year-old sweetheart were engaged.
There was only one complication: McCain was still married.
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