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Frank is new target of McCain on the trail - The Boston Globe
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - Much of John McCain's stump speech is devoted to warning voters about the fiscal dangers that would accompany a Barack Obama presidency, but lately McCain has been picking on a lower-profile bogeyman to make his case. "And he can't do that without raising our taxes or ...
Frank envisions post-election stimulus from Democrats
southcoasttoday.com — Steve Urbon NEW BEDFORD — After the November election, Democrats will push for a second economic stimulus... package that includes money for the states' stalled infrastructure projects, along with help paying for healthcare expenses, food stamps and ... (more) Frank envisions post-election stimulus from Democrats
Frank Calls for Major Defense Cuts, 'Eventual' Tax Hike
briefingroom.thehill.com — Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) said Democrats will push for a stimulus package after the November election, and... called for a package reducing defense spending by 25 percent while saying Congress will "eventually" raise taxes. Frank told the editorial ... (more) Frank Calls for Major Defense Cuts, 'Eventual' Tax Hike
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Jonathan Garthwaite: Move Over Race Card...
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall BlogHere comes the "gay" card . You know, we've already seen a preview of their plans. It's pretty simple and unfortunately pretty familiar: tax and spend. When the chairman of one of the most powerful committees, Barney Frank, says . . ." McCain said Friday night in Durango, Colo. "Here's what he said, my friends, and I quote, 'focus on an immediate increase in spending,' we should take him at his word," McCain went on. "And when he says there are, quote, 'a lot of very rich people out there whom we can tax,' it's safe to assume he's talking about you." Frank yesterday ...

Barney Frank: McCain Is Racist and Gaycist For Quoting Me
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... For a guy who loves to talk and loves to be on TV, House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank sure is touchy about having his own words from a national TV interview quoted: ...

Remainders: Seven messages
Jonathan Martin's Blog — Halperin counts seven McCain messages today, while Obama continues with "more of the same." The RNC Chairman race kicks off. Watch the campaign grind journalists' souls into the ground. Palin faces a new ethics complaint about using the state to pay for her kids' travel. McCain goes after Barney Frank. Patrick Ruffini wonders why conservative bloggers don't fundraise. McCain robocalls in Arizona. A group connected to McCain tries to distance itself ...

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redstate.com 11/20/2008 — He Admits It May Run Into the Hundreds of Billions NPR's Morning Edition featured a very interesting interview with Chairman Barney Frank this morning. In it he asserted that the $25 billion that the Big 3 is now seeking is definitely not enough ...
Larson plays spoof "Barney Frank for President" ad encouraging people to vote for "Barney Fag"
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Barney Frank Plays the 'Gay Card'
theneweditor.com 10/29/2008 — So lemme get this straight: Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) advocates an increase in federal spending coupled with an increase in taxes, and John McCain criticizes those statements on the presidential campaign trail. This, according to Rep. Frank, ...
Scarborough falsely suggested Frank is only " now ... saying some people should just rent"
mediamatters.org 2/20/2009 — On the February 12 edition of MSNBC's Morning Joe , during a discussion of the February 11 testimony to the House Financial Services Committee of the CEOs from the eight financial firms that received money from the Troubled Asset Relief Program ...
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gatesofvienna.blogspot.com 11/1/2008 — I just received an email from Paul Belien of the Brussels Journal with an update about Bart Debie and the connection between Mr. Debie’s case and that of Frank Vanhecke. When you look at what has happened to these two men, a pattern emerges. These are ...
Rep. Frank says bailout funds must be for lending
reuters.com 10/31/2008 — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Companies receiving public money under a U.S. government financial rescue program must use it for lending or they will be violating the law, the powerful chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee ...
Frank predicts second auto bailout in March
thehill.com 12/8/2008 — Rep. Barney Frank said Monday that the incoming Obama administration will likely explore a second, long-term bailout of automakers next March while saying an agreement on the first is nearly complete. The chairman of the House Financial Services ...
New president unlikely to attend financial summitReuters: Politics 10/29/2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration said on Wednesday it does not expect the winner of the November 4 U.S. presidential election, whether Democrat Barack Obama or Republican John McCain, to attend the summit on the financial crisis on ...
McCain: Obama Not Up to the TaskFOXNews.com 10/29/2008
McCain ripped Obama's lack of national security experience and questioned whether he could protect America from terrorist attacks
Palin keeps up the hitsFirst Read 10/29/2008
From NBC/NJ's Matthew Berger BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- At an event where Palin was joined by Joe the Plumber, the Republican vice-presidential candidate took up her running mate's attacks against Obama and the media Wednesday. She suggested, as  ...
Fact check: Obama, Biden 'creeping down' on who gets tax relief?CNN Political Ticker 10/29/2008
The Statement In a campaign speech Tuesday, October 28, in Hershey, Pennsylvania, Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain accused Democratic opponent Sen. Barack Obama and his running mate, Sen. Joe Biden, of being inconsistent on ...
Best, worst finance decisions of the electionPOLITICO.com: Politics 10/29/2008
Obama and McCain will spend a combined $1 billion. But having money and spending it wisely are different things. See also: McCain returns to national security