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McCain's plan for troubled home loans called impractical

WASHINGTON - John McCain's proposal to have the federal government directly buy and refinance troubled home loans would cost about $300 billion, his campaign said yesterday, as the plan was criticized in light of the scale of the mortgage meltdown.

McCain floated the proposal to divert some of the $700-billion federal bailout to instead purchase home loans during Tuesday night's debate. Barack...

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