1 Maverick
The repeated use of the word by both Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain and his running mate, Alaska's Gov. Sarah Palin, turned a campaign signifier into a running catchphrase for
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2 Bailout
With Wall Street near ruin, everyone turned to the government to take action. But calling its intervention on behalf of financial services companies a “bailout” angered numerous taxpayers, who would like to see their dollars used to help themselves out of financial ...