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Limbaugh forwards myths that Community Reinvestment Act, Rep. Frank responsible for mortgage crisis

Written by Media Matters Staff

Published 04/03/09 3:29 PM EDT

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O'Reilly falsely claimed Frank “wanted to give mortgages to everybody”

On Fox, Barnes, Krauthammer echoed conservative claim that CRA played key role in subprime crisis

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