WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- The major-party U.S. presidential candidates have ties to troubled Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, a review of records indicates.
Both Barack Obama and John McCain point to the government takeover of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. and the Federal National Mortgage Association as the result of what happens when lobbyists and lawmakers intertwine too closely, The New York Times reported. Both campaigns also vowed to end such coziness.