McCain attacks Obama over bailout failure


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  • Tuesday, 30 Sep 2008

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican John McCain accused presidential rival Barack Obama on Monday of helping sink a $700 billion rescue plan for Wall Street, but Democrats said McCain was deflecting attention from his own failures.

Obama said he believed a final agreement could still be reached after the surprise congressional rejection of the mammoth financial industry bailout, which sent the New York stock market reeling.

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