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GOP Candidates Like Bush’s Plans for Mortgage Crisis
Mike Muller | Wed, Feb 13th, 2008 | Category: Report | Tags: commentary, mike muller, foreclosure, john mccain, mortgage, mike huckabee, ron paul, mortgage crisis, hope now | 0
The GOP candidates present something more of a unified front about how to deal with the foreclosure crisis than the Democrats. The candidates remaining usually offer cautious support for the Bush Administration’s efforts when asked how they propose to address the issue. And they all call for limited government involvement—if any.
The current administration’s foreclosure measures mostly revolve around the Hope Now plan. It is a coalition of mortgage industry players—responsible for 62…
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Democrats Differ on How to Deal With Mortgage Crisis
Mike Muller | Wed, Feb 6th, 2008 | Category: Report | Tags: mike muller, hillary clinton, barack obama, economy, cnn, foreclosures, homeownership, mortgage crisis, fraud, democratic debate, the new republic | 0
During last weekend’s Democratic debate, when CNN’s Wolf Blitzer wasn’t trying to get the two surviving candidates to spit in each other’s faces, a lot of substantive discussion took place. One of the topics mentioned, which we have yet to cover in this column, was the mortgage crisis. And although it wasn’t deliberated at much length, Hillary Clinton said her position on the issue was one of the biggest policy distinctions between her campaign and Barack Obama’s.
The major differences…
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