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McCain, Obama tackle U.S. economic crisis

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Candidates face voters in critical debate

  McCain calls for the government to buy Americans' bad mortgages and renegotiate loans. Obama outlines a plan that includes middle class tax cuts, aid to local governments. Story

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Reining in spending

    Obama and McCain asked how they'll break the government's habits of too much debt and spending.

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