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McCain Does The Right Thing; Suspends Campaign To Deal With Economic Crisis. Will Øbama Follow Suit… Or Continue Putting His Campaign Before Country?

http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2008/09/bailout-mccain.h…

Bailout: McCain Wants To Delay Presidential Debate

Sen. John McCain wants to delay Friday’s presidential debate with Sen. Barack Obama so they can focus on the credit crisis that is threatening the U.S. economy.

In a speech that he’s due to give today in New York, McCain says he doesn’t believe Congress will pass the Bush administration’s $700 billion bailout proposal.

"I am calling on the president to convene a meeting with the leadership from both houses of Congress, including Senator Obama and myself. It is time for both parties to come together to solve this problem," the Republican nominee says in a speech distributed by his campaign. "We must meet as Americans, not as Democrats or Republicans, and we must meet until this crisis is resolved. I am directing my campaign to work with the Obama campaign and the commission on presidential debates to delay Friday night’s debate until we have taken action to address this crisis."

USA TODAY’s On Politics blog has asked the Obama campaign for its response to the McCain proposal.

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