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U.S. economists nearly flunk McCain on issues WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential candidate John McCain barely got a passing grade on issues that matter to women while his Democratic rival Barack Obama scored a "B" in report cards awarded Thursday to the two men by U.S. economists. The Economists' Policy Group on Women's Issues (EPGWI), made up of economics professors and researchers from 25 U.S. universities, gave McCain two "F"s -- the failing grade -- for his positions on pay and jobs equity and reproductive rights. The 72-year-old Republican also got six "D"s, one mark short of failing, and two Cs, with his grade averaging out to D overall. Obama, 47, scored two "A" s-- at the opposite end of the scale from an "F" -- for reproductive rights and domestic violence. All the rest of his marks were Bs. |
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