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Fact Check: Has McCain called for less regulation 21 times this year?

 

Published 10/27/2008 by emilyes at CNN Political Ticker

The Statement At a campaign appearance Monday, October 27, in Dayton, Ohio, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama repeated his assertion that his Republican opponent, Sen. John McCain, supported deregulation that Obama argues helped lead to this year's financial collapse. "When it comes to the economy, when it comes to the central issue of our [...] (link)

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