US presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama are due to meet President George W.
Bush in Washington to discuss the administration's financial rescue package. The emergency White House meeting comes after Bush appealed to Congress to pass the administration's proposed bailout package. In a nationally televised address, Bush warned that the current financial crisis could push the economy into a prolonged recession unless dealt with soon. The financial crisis is also impacting on the presidential campaign for the White House. McCain said he was suspending his campaign and that he wanted to delay a TV debate with Obama over the economic turmoil. Obama has called for Friday's debate to be held as scheduled, arguing that Protests in Cologne over right-wing congress ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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