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http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/09/15/mccain_fundamentals/index.html

http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/09/15/dow_down_500_points/index.html

http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/14/news/economy/greenspan/index.htm?cnn=yes

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/09/with-tremors-co.html

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/18/mccain-economy/

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/01/10/are-we-headed-toward-a-recession/

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/20/opinion/20rich.html

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/011908dnpolgramm.2d19db0.html

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http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/9/15/45559/6671/845/599203

http://www.newsweek.com/id/103730/output/print

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http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=8dc50b47-ae0e-4748-8e2d-c24bfb3fb75a

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http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/20/mccain-econ-strong/

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