Australian minister warns of Republican 'crazies'
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Australia's deputy prime minister warned Friday that the greatest threat to the US economy are the "cranks and crazies" in the Republican Party, a rare foray into American domestic politics that was blasted by the opposition.
Wayne Swan, who also serves as treasurer and is his center-left Labor Party government's ranking finance minister, took aim at the Tea Party during a speech to a business forum, breaking a convention among Australia's major parties to steer clear of US domestic political debates. (AP)
