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September 17, 2008

McCain, Obama Offer Plans to Fix Financial Crisis
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Republican presidential nominee John Mc Cain holds rallies in Ohio,
Michigan with running mate Sarah Palin while Democratic rival, Barack
Obama makes two stops in Nevada 
Republican presidential candidate Sen. John Mc Cain, R-Ariz. smiles
during a rally at the Tampa Convention Center in Florida, 16 Sep 2008

U.S. presidential candidates John Mc Cain and Barack Obama are
campaigning in three crucial battleground states Wednesday, as both men
seek an advantage in addressing voter concerns about the faltering U.S.
economy. Mc Cain, the Republican nominee, spends the morning in Ohio
then travels on to Michigan, where he will hold a rally with his running
mate, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Obama, the Democratic nominee, makes
two stops in the western state of Nevada. At a rally Tuesday in Ohio, Mc
Cain criticized Obama, saying he talked about struggling Americans and
then flew off to Hollywood to attend a lavish fundraiser. The event,
featuring singer and actress Barbra Streisand, was expected to raise $9
million for Obama's campaign and the Democratic Party. Democratic
presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., addresses supporters
at a rally in Golden, Colorado, 16 Sep 2008Earlier Tuesday in Colorado,
Obama criticized Mc Cain's call for a commission to study the cause of
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  country's financial crisis. He said it already is known how the
financial crisis came about, and he said the country needs leadership to
solve the problem. In a separate development, five lawmakers in Alaska
are suing to stop an investigation involving Governor Palin and her
firing of a public safety commissioner. The lawsuit calls the
investigation led by the Alaskan Legislative Council unlawful, biased
and partisan. Some of Palin's opponents say the commissioner was fired
for refusing to dismiss a state trooper who is Palin's sister's
ex-husband. The Mc Cain campaign says the commissioner was fired because
of insubordination on budget issues and that Palin likely will not speak
with investigators in the probe.

Some information for this report was provided by AFP, and AP.


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