Economic rescue plan splits Oklahoma's conservatives

 
By Chris Casteel
Published: September 28, 2008

WASHINGTON — Less than a month ago, Republicans at their national convention adopted a party platform that stated: "We do not support government bailouts of private institutions.”

Under a section titled Rebuilding Homeownership, the platform goes on to say that "government interference in the markets ... causes the free market to take longer to correct itself.”

That principle, long-held by free-market cons...


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