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McCain neither endorsed nor condemned the bailout

By Adriel Bettelheim

September 19, 2008

On whether the government should bail out insurance giant AIG.

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Limbaugh’s not a McCain spokesman

September 19, 2008

Obama ad contends that John McCain endorses Rush Limbaugh's comments about immigration.

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Their employees have donated

By Angie Drobnic Holan

September 19, 2008

Barack Obama got more campaign contributions from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac "than any other member of Congress, except for the Democratic chairmen of the…

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Congress didn’t pass Obama’s economic plan

By Adriel Bettelheim

September 18, 2008

"In January, I outlined a plan to help revive our faltering economy, which formed the basis for a bipartisan stimulus package that passed the Congress."

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A credit for workers cuts taxes for middle class

By Angie Drobnic Holan

September 18, 2008

Obama's tax plan cuts taxes "for 95 percent of all working families."

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Former adviser supported deregulation

By Angie Drobnic Holan

September 17, 2008

McCain economic adviser Phil Gramm is "the architect of some of the deregulation in Washington that helped cause the mess on Wall Street."

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Cherry-picking the record

By Shawn Zeller

September 17, 2008

McCain "voted to cut education funding, against accountability standards. He even proposed abolishing the Department of Education."

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The wireless revolution would have come anyway

September 17, 2008

Holding up a BlackBerry, McCain campaign adviser says, "you’re looking at the miracle John McCain helped create."

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Ringing an alarm, not averting a crisis

By Adriel Bettelheim

September 17, 2008

"I said two years ago that the Fannie and Freddie thing was a very serious problem and we had to work on it."

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McCain said he had confidence in Paulson

By Angie Drobnic Holan

September 16, 2008

John McCain said last year he didn't know of a solution to the mortgage crisis.

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McCain’s record on pork: Good, not perfect

By Shawn Zeller

September 16, 2008

"I have never asked for a single earmark, pork barrel project for my state of Arizona."

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McCain’s got Obama over a pork barrel

By Shawn Zeller

September 16, 2008

"Obama has asked for $932-million in earmarks, literally $1-million for every day that he’s been in Congress."

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