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US presidential election

McCain faces accusations of hypocrisy

By Andrew Ward in Washington

Published: April 18 2008 19:36 | Last updated: April 19 2008 00:29

John McCain on Friday faced accusations of hypocrisy for failing to disclose his wife’s tax records, despite his promise to bring greater transparency and accountability to government.

The Arizona senator declared income of $419,731 in 2007 – a fraction of the multi-million dollar earnings reported by Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, his Democratic rivals.

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