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McCain Outlines More Specific Fiscal Stance

Candidate looks to cut taxes, project fiscal responsibility

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 3, 2008 12:45 PM CST

(Newser) – How would John McCain run the economy, really? In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, the candidate tried to answer that question, positioning himself as a fiscally responsible defender of the Bush tax cuts. But the candidate’s tax proposals don’t quite add... Read full story »

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Candidate looks to cut taxes, project fiscal responsibility

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