Crude Political Ads


	Crude Political Ads

Brian Wingfield

8-4-2008 11:53 PM

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obama, mccain, oil, donations

Brian Wingfield says:

Who likes crude? It appears that both presidential candidates have received quite a bit of funding from the oil industry, though McCain far more than Obama, according to the Center for Responsive Politics

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