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| Obama criticises 'ugly' tactics | Obama criticises 'ugly' tactics |
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| US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has attacked his rival for negative campaigning as the election campaign enters its final 10 days. | |
| Mr Obama, appearing in Nevada, said the "ugly phone calls, the misleading mail and TV ads, the careless, outrageous comments" were preventing change. | Mr Obama, appearing in Nevada, said the "ugly phone calls, the misleading mail and TV ads, the careless, outrageous comments" were preventing change. |
| Republican rival John McCain, aware of being behind in the polls as he spoke in New Mexico, said he was a "fighter". | Republican rival John McCain, aware of being behind in the polls as he spoke in New Mexico, said he was a "fighter". |
| He told supporters not to give up hope of a White House victory. | He told supporters not to give up hope of a White House victory. |
| Both candidates were campaigning in western US states during the weekend. | Both candidates were campaigning in western US states during the weekend. |
| Nevada, New Mexico and Colarado were all Republican at the last election but could prove crucial if the vote is tight on 4 November. | Nevada, New Mexico and Colarado were all Republican at the last election but could prove crucial if the vote is tight on 4 November. |
| Mr Obama, returning to the campaign trail after two days off in which he flew to his ailing grandmother in Hawaii, said a negative campaign was not what the country needed. | Mr Obama, returning to the campaign trail after two days off in which he flew to his ailing grandmother in Hawaii, said a negative campaign was not what the country needed. |
| "In the final days of campaigns, the say-anything, do-anything politics too often takes over. We've seen it before. And we're seeing it again today," he told a rally. | "In the final days of campaigns, the say-anything, do-anything politics too often takes over. We've seen it before. And we're seeing it again today," he told a rally. |
| "Well, this isn't what we need right now. | "Well, this isn't what we need right now. |
| "The American people don't want to hear politicians attack each other - you want to hear about how we're going to attack the challenges facing middle-class families each and every day." | "The American people don't want to hear politicians attack each other - you want to hear about how we're going to attack the challenges facing middle-class families each and every day." |
| John McCain urged supporters not to give up hope | John McCain urged supporters not to give up hope |
| During his own rally in New Mexico, Mr McCain had attacked Mr Obama's tax policy as "re-distributing wealth" which would badly impact on the middle class. | During his own rally in New Mexico, Mr McCain had attacked Mr Obama's tax policy as "re-distributing wealth" which would badly impact on the middle class. |
| Mr McCain told supporters to "stand up and fight. America's worth fighting for." | Mr McCain told supporters to "stand up and fight. America's worth fighting for." |
| With a poll for Newsweek putting him 13 percentage points behind Mr Obama, Mr McCain said: "I will never allow this nation to be defeated ... my friends, we've got them just where we want them. | With a poll for Newsweek putting him 13 percentage points behind Mr Obama, Mr McCain said: "I will never allow this nation to be defeated ... my friends, we've got them just where we want them. |
| "We love being the underdog and we're going to win! What America needs now is a fighter." | "We love being the underdog and we're going to win! What America needs now is a fighter." |
| Attempting to distance himself from President George W Bush, Mr McCain said: "We cannot spend the next four years as we have much of the last eight, hoping for our luck to change at home and abroad." | Attempting to distance himself from President George W Bush, Mr McCain said: "We cannot spend the next four years as we have much of the last eight, hoping for our luck to change at home and abroad." |
| While campaigning on Saturday in Sioux City, Iowa, Mr McCain's vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin said her criticism of Obama had not been negative. | While campaigning on Saturday in Sioux City, Iowa, Mr McCain's vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin said her criticism of Obama had not been negative. |
| "Don't be made to feel guilty. I'm not feeling guilty," she said as calls of "he's a socialist" were heard from the crowd. | "Don't be made to feel guilty. I'm not feeling guilty," she said as calls of "he's a socialist" were heard from the crowd. |