Senator John McCain did warn two years ago that Congress should rein in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but he overstates the role he has played, interviews and records suggest.
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6:27
September '08
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17:01
September '08
The financial turmoil has left Washington in the midst of a convulsion that both parties are struggling to understand.
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7:22
September '08
The financial turmoil has left Washington in the midst of a convulsion that both parties are struggling to understand and keep from turning against them.
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5:37
September '08
The financial turmoil has left Washington in the midst of a political convulsion that both parties are struggling to understand and turn to their advantage — or at least keep from turning against them.
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4:16
September '08
The financial turmoil has left Washington in the midst of a political convulsion that both parties are struggling to understand and turn to their advantage — or at least keep from turning against them.
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7:57
April '08
Franklin Raines and two other top Fannie Mae executives are paying a total of nearly $31.4 million in a settlement with the government over their roles in a 2004 accounting scandal.