Public Financing Helps Fuel U.S. Presidential Campaigns
McCain campaign, Obama supporters trade charges of abusing system
21 April 2008

http://www.america.gov/st/elections08-english/2008/April/20080421130233rotcartnoc0.845318.html

How does The Presidential Public Finance System work?

http://www.commoncause.org/site/pp.asp?c=dkLNK1MQIwG&b=1389223

John McCain did take out a loan using the funds as collateral, and he took it out before December 20, 2007. The Washington Post broke the news in mid-February

http://www.jedreport.com/2008/06/mccain-camp-lie.html

McCain Loan Complicates Financing of Campaign

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/22/us/politics/22finance.html?fta=y

McCain loan raises FEC questions Regulator says Republican must address loan used to kickstart campaign

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23269736/

McCain got loan by pledging to seek federal funds

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/15/AR2008021503639_pf.html

http://www.factcheck.org/askfactcheck/did_john_mccain_borrow_money_using_public.html

McCain Surrogate Hits Obama On Public Financing, Sidesteps On McCain Loan

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/23/mccain-surrogate-hits-oba_n_108637.html

Barack Obama Didn't Back Out of Public Funding Promise

http://netthetruthonline.blogspot.com/2008/06/barack-obama-didnt-back-out-of-public.html