McCain to 'suspend campaign,' calls for first debate to be delayed<http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/24/mccain-suspends-campaign-calls-for-first-debate-to-be-delayed/> Posted: 03:02 PM ET
*(CNN) — *John McCain announced Wednesday he is suspending his campaign on Thursday morning and returning to Washington to work on the financial crisis. He also called on the Commission on Presidential Debates to postpone the first faceoff until Congress has completed work on a bailout package. "Tomorrow morning, I will suspend my campaign and return to Washington after speaking at the Clinton Global Initiative. I have spoken to Senator Obama and informed him of my decision and have asked him to join me," he said in New York, according to a transcript of the remarks released by his campaign. "I am calling on the President to convene a meeting with the leadership from both houses of Congress, including Senator Obama and myself. It is time for both parties to come together to solve this problem," he said. Obama's campaign said that the Democratic nominee had called McCain at 8:30 Wednesday morning to ask him if he would "join in issuing a joint statement outlining their shared principles and conditions for the Treasury proposal and urging Congress and the White House to act in a bipartisan manner to pass such a proposal." They also said that McCain returned the call at 2:30 Wednesday afternoon and agreed to join him in issuing such a statement, and that the two campaigns are currently "working together on the details." On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 3:19 PM, Ms. Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > BREAKING NEWS > [image: McCain says he is suspending campaign, will focus on > economy]<http:///> McCain > says he is suspending campaign, will focus on economy <http:///> Republican > presidential candidate John McCain announced today he is suspending his > campaign to return to Washington and focus on the crisis facing the U.S. > economy. He challenged Democratic rival Barack Obama to do the same. McCain > also requested that Friday's presidential debate be postponed. full story > soon <http:///> > > -- > "Usually when people are sad, they don't do anything. They just cry over > their condition. But when they get angry, they bring about a change." > - Malcolm X, Malcolm X Speaks, 1965 > -- "Usually when people are sad, they don't do anything. They just cry over their condition. But when they get angry, they bring about a change." - Malcolm X, Malcolm X Speaks, 1965 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Black Focus Inc." group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Black-Focus-Inc?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
