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McCain backs takeover of mortgage giants

                   
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07-Sep-2008
        
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Article from: Agence France-Presse From correspondents in New Mexico REPUBLICAN presidential hopeful John McCain backed a government takeover of two mortgage giants today while his Democratic rival warned that taxpayers should not bail out their shareholders. Asked whether Freddie Mac and Fanny Mae – which underwrite millions of US mortgages – should be placed in a conservatorship, McCain said “I think it has... [read full story]                    

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Article from: Agence France-Presse By Mira Oberman in Albuquerque, New Mexico REPUBLICAN presidential hopeful John McCain backed a US government takeover of two mortgage giants overnight while his Democratic rival warned...