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Massachusetts: Earl Henry Sholley

Mon, 10/27/2008 - 14:29

Frank hits Republicans, O’Reilly, in second ad

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

In his second ad of the election cycle, Congressman Barney Frank criticizes Republicans for being at the root of the current financial crisis.

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Mon, 10/27/2008 - 13:29

With ‘elephants’ ad, Frank calls for an end to the ‘circus on Wall Street’

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

Barney Frank's new ad for his re-election campaign is sure to turn heads.

The ad, the first of two ads Frank is running, features vintage footage of elephants as a deep-voiced narrator heaps blame on Republicans for their role in the current financial crisis.

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Mon, 10/27/2008 - 10:48

Challengers attack Frank for role in bailout

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

WELLESLEY - Barney Frank's two challengers teamed up Sunday to criticize the congressman for what they called his failure to properly regulate Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two mortgage lenders at the heart of the current financial crisis.

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Mon, 10/27/2008 - 10:42

Frank, Sholley and Allen offer different plans to reduce deficit

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

WELLESLEY - Congressman Barney Frank and his opponents laid out very different plans for how to reduce the nation's growing budget deficit at a debate here Sunday.

Frank, a Newton Democrat, suggested five principles for reigning in spending. First, he said he "would begin by pulling out of that miserable, mistaken war in Iraq." The war, he said, has cost the country $600 billion. Frank also said he would reduce military spending.

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