Fact-Checking McCain and Obama’s Economic “Early Warnings” Claims – Roll Call

Fact-Checking McCain and Obama’s Economic “Early Warnings” Claims

By Adriel Bettelheim and CQ Staff

Posted September 21, 2008 at 12:00am

from Politifact.com

Obama

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