If You're a Free Trade Voter...


	If You're a Free Trade Voter...

Elisabeth Eaves

3-17-2008 11:34 AM

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Elisabeth Eaves says:

Gregory Mankiw (whose name you may recall from the cover of your college econ text book) gives a detailed breakdown of the McCain, Obama, and Clinton records on free trade. The winner on a slew of issues: McCain.

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