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| McCain and Obama spar on economy | McCain and Obama spar on economy |
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| Republican John McCain and Democratic rival Barack Obama are attacking each other's economic plans, as they enter the last full week of campaigning. | Republican John McCain and Democratic rival Barack Obama are attacking each other's economic plans, as they enter the last full week of campaigning. |
| Speaking after a meeting with economic advisers in Ohio, Senator McCain said his plan would create jobs whereas Mr Obama would cut jobs and raise taxes. | Speaking after a meeting with economic advisers in Ohio, Senator McCain said his plan would create jobs whereas Mr Obama would cut jobs and raise taxes. |
| Mr Obama is to tell an Ohio rally it is time to "turn the page" on the policies offered by Mr McCain and George W Bush. | Mr Obama is to tell an Ohio rally it is time to "turn the page" on the policies offered by Mr McCain and George W Bush. |
| Ahead in the polls, he is also expected to stress the need for national unity. | Ahead in the polls, he is also expected to stress the need for national unity. |
| Mr McCain, meanwhile, has warned that a Democratic sweep of the White House and Congress will give the party unbridled power. | Mr McCain, meanwhile, has warned that a Democratic sweep of the White House and Congress will give the party unbridled power. |
| The Arizona senator will focus in the last days on swing states that voted Republican in 2004. | The Arizona senator will focus in the last days on swing states that voted Republican in 2004. |
| His attack on Mr Obama's financial plans followed a meeting with economic advisors including Mitt Romney, a former rival for the Republican nomination, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty and former Housing Secretary Jack Kemp.Senator Obama has been drawing huge crowds at his rallies. | His attack on Mr Obama's financial plans followed a meeting with economic advisors including Mitt Romney, a former rival for the Republican nomination, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty and former Housing Secretary Jack Kemp.Senator Obama has been drawing huge crowds at his rallies. |
| Mr McCain said: "We both disagree with President Bush on economic policies. | Mr McCain said: "We both disagree with President Bush on economic policies. |
| "My approach is to get spending under control. The difference between us is he thinks taxes have been too low, and I think spending has been too high." | "My approach is to get spending under control. The difference between us is he thinks taxes have been too low, and I think spending has been too high." |
| He urged voters not to listen to Mr Obama's rhetoric but rather to look at his record on taxation. | He urged voters not to listen to Mr Obama's rhetoric but rather to look at his record on taxation. |
| "The difference between myself and Senator Obama is that our plan will create jobs, his plan will raise taxes on small businesses, impose insurance mandates on families and cut jobs," he said. | "The difference between myself and Senator Obama is that our plan will create jobs, his plan will raise taxes on small businesses, impose insurance mandates on families and cut jobs," he said. |
| Mr Obama, senator for Illinois, was to tell voters in Canton, Ohio: "In one week, you can turn the page on policies that have put the greed and irresponsibility of Wall Street before the hard work and sacrifice of folks on Main Street." | Mr Obama, senator for Illinois, was to tell voters in Canton, Ohio: "In one week, you can turn the page on policies that have put the greed and irresponsibility of Wall Street before the hard work and sacrifice of folks on Main Street." |
| He is expected to adopt a more positive tone in the final week, calling for an end to partisan attacks and trying to unify the country. | He is expected to adopt a more positive tone in the final week, calling for an end to partisan attacks and trying to unify the country. |
| "We're all in this together," he told a rally of 100,000 people in Denver, Colorado at the weekend, his biggest crowd yet. | "We're all in this together," he told a rally of 100,000 people in Denver, Colorado at the weekend, his biggest crowd yet. |
| From Ohio, Mr Obama will travel to Pennsylvania - the only big state that voted Democratic in 2004 where Mr McCain is still actively campaigning. | From Ohio, Mr Obama will travel to Pennsylvania - the only big state that voted Democratic in 2004 where Mr McCain is still actively campaigning. |
| Later in the week, he will be in Florida with former president Bill Clinton, and on Wednesday his campaign will broadcast a half-hour documentary across all major television networks. | Later in the week, he will be in Florida with former president Bill Clinton, and on Wednesday his campaign will broadcast a half-hour documentary across all major television networks. |
| Republican divisions | Republican divisions |
| Mr McCain and his vice-presidential running mate, Sarah Palin, will spend the final week of campaigning mainly in Florida, Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina, Missouri, and Indiana, all states which voted Republican last time but are now up for grabs. | Mr McCain and his vice-presidential running mate, Sarah Palin, will spend the final week of campaigning mainly in Florida, Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina, Missouri, and Indiana, all states which voted Republican last time but are now up for grabs. |
| Any serious Republican has to ask: 'How did we get into this mess?' Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
| With the Democrats also leading in many key Congressional races, Mr McCain will warn voters of the dangers of one party controlling both the executive and legislative branch. | With the Democrats also leading in many key Congressional races, Mr McCain will warn voters of the dangers of one party controlling both the executive and legislative branch. |
| He will also seek to distance himself from the unpopular Republican administration. | He will also seek to distance himself from the unpopular Republican administration. |
| "The fact is I am not George Bush. The fact is I was not popular in my own party," he said in a US television interview. | "The fact is I am not George Bush. The fact is I was not popular in my own party," he said in a US television interview. |
| And he repeated his claim that he is closing the gap in the opinion polls and "will be up all night" on election day. | And he repeated his claim that he is closing the gap in the opinion polls and "will be up all night" on election day. |
| But in-fighting has broken out among Republicans worried about the scale of any possible defeat. | But in-fighting has broken out among Republicans worried about the scale of any possible defeat. |
| "Any serious Republican has to ask, 'How did we get into this mess?'", former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, who led the Congressional Republicans to victory in 1994, told the New York Times. | "Any serious Republican has to ask, 'How did we get into this mess?'", former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, who led the Congressional Republicans to victory in 1994, told the New York Times. |