Subprime Bailout Will 'Stifle' Next President

And candidates' own plans will add billions to budget deficit

By Wesley Oliver, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 21, 2008 9:37 AM CDT

(Newser) – “Change” may be more than an election-year buzzword: Thanks to record deficits and Wall Street's crisis, it could be the only money the next president has left. Barack Obama and John McCain are vowing ambitious projects, reports McClatchy, but “the next president is... Read full story »

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