WASHINGTON POST: The news that John McCain will debate Barack Obama tonight in Mississippi is a concession by the Arizona Senator that his attempt to score a quick political victory on legislation to bail out the financial sector did not pan out as he had hoped. McCain suspended his presidential campaign with much fanfare on Wednesday, insisting that the crisis in financial markets and the seeming stalemate on Capitol Hill required that politics be set aside for the good of the country. But, over the intervening 24 hours, McCain saw what looked at first like a brilliant political gambit turn into a nightmare as what looked like a done deal to save the financial industry devolved into a partisan shouting match at the White House that left Congressional negotiators back at square one. MORE
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HOT DOCUMENT: We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Bailout
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