GOP hopefuls quiet about national housing crisis
Attend a speech by Mitt Romney or Rick Santorum and you're likely to hear all kinds of claims about the economy -- gas prices are too high, deficit spending is out of control, and government regulations are hindering free enterprise. But as the two leading Republican candidates crisscross Ohio and Michigan, an odd omission has emerged in their speeches. Neither has mentioned the housing crisis. The silence is peculiar given the housing crash's deep impact in the two key swing states where the candidates have concentrated much of their energies during the past week.
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