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Abigail Adams is a researcher, and freelance writer. She is founder of the Information Collective, a grassroots research organization devoted to bridging the information gap.

Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory Did campaign contributions and lobbying by the financial sector contribute to the meltdown on Wall Street?

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The fear invoked by the stock market crash of 2008 has out trumped the terrorist threat as communities across the U.S. brace themselves for the impact corrupt Wall Street practices will have on their daily life. The crisis has become highly politicized in the presidential race, and the campaigns of Barack Obama and John McCain have highlighted, through extensive attack ads, the connection of the opposing camp to fraud-ridden executives in the financial sector. However, these connections are widespread for both presidential candidates who have relied heavily on the profits from business pra...

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