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The Financial Crisis and the Presidential Campaign
With Washington Mutual the latest Wall Street domino to fall, Democrats blame John McCain for urging House Republicans to hold up the taxpayer bailout. President Bush says it just has to happen , but it's unclear if McCain wants to kill the highly unpopular measure or broker a compromise.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readWith Washington Mutual the latest Wall Street domino to fall, Democrats blame John McCain for urging House Republicans to hold up the taxpayer bailout. President Bush says it just has to happen, but it's unclear if McCain wants to kill the highly unpopular measure or broker a compromise. Meantime, McCain has left Washington for Mississippi, where Barack Obama will meet him to debate foreign policy. We update the financial crisis and the political drama.
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The full episode
2 of 3The Financial Crisis, Foreign Policy and the Presidential Campaign- 1:23Another Bank Implodes as Wall Street Waits on Washington
- 7:47The Financial Crisis and the Presidential CampaignYou’re reading this
- 41:10Foreign Policy and Tonight's Debate