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US presidential election

McCain calls for ‘gas tax holiday’

By Andrew Ward in Washington

Published: April 15 2008 19:11 | Last updated: April 15 2008 19:11

John McCain on Tuesday called for federal gasoline taxes to be scrapped this summer as part of a raft of measures to relieve economic pressure on Americans.

The Republican presidential candidate also stepped up criticism of the financial services industry for its role in the housing crisis and condemned “extravagant” executive pay.

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