Transcript: McCain, Obama Both Offer Solutions For Wall Street

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MICHEL MARTIN
NPR Tell Me More
09-16-2008
McCain, Obama Both Offer Solutions For Wall Street

Host: MICHEL MARTIN
Time 9:00-10:00 AM

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MICHEL MARTIN, host:

We want to talk more now about the politics of the financial crisis. Wall Street was a focus for presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama on Monday. Syndicated columnist David Sirota recently wrote about the qualifications of both men to handle the Wall Street mess, in an article for the online publication ourfuture.org. And he joins us now from member station KUVO in Denver, Colorado. Hi, David.

Mr. DAVID SIROTA (Journalist): Hi, there.

MARTIN: David, now, you are a former Democratic strategist. It's important ...

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