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Obama Not Seen Taking Strong ‘Buy America’ Stance, Unlike McCain

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Monday, September 8th, 2008

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By Emelie Rutherford While Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has made clear his disdain for "Buy America" provisions limiting foreign content of defense systems, Democratic hopeful Sen. Barack Obama's (D-Ill.) stance is less apparent. Obama's campaign said the Illinois Democrat rejects calls to loosen "Buy America" requirements for government contracts. Yet observers on both sides of the debate said they just don't know if a President Obama would lean more towards unions who support further limiting foreign participation…

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