1.0 link 130840 <![CDATA[Watchdog Group Links McCain's Ties To Freddie And Fannie With Keating Scandal]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/01/watchdog-group-links-mcca_n_130840.html On Wednesday, a non-partisan watchdog group unveiled a new ad that compares John McCain's role in the current financial mess to the Keating Five scandal that ensnared him in the late 1980's.

McCain's own ads have hit Barack Obama for receiving donations from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Campaign Money Watch uses the same territory against the Arizona Republican.

"During the Savings and Loan crisis, John McCain was caught red-handed pressuring regulators to go easy on his friend Charles Keating," the...

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