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...decision ends an unusual and high-risk personal effort by McCain to participate in negotiations between the two branches - though it is still unclear whether a deal is imminent or what difference McCain's involvement has made...
...announcement came Friday morning as Democrats turned up the heat on McCain on cable television, blaming him for throwing a wrench into the talks after a deal - at least between Senators and House Democrats - was largely completed yesterday afternoon. That deal quickly unraveled late yesterday afternoon at an emergency gathering of congressional leaders, McCain and Barack Obama at the White House, where House Republicans voiced their strong opposition to the bailout. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid seemed to put much of the blame on McCain in a press conference this morning, when he said that the deal's outlines were...
...statement released this morning, McCain's campaign said, "Senator McCain has spent the morning talking to members of the Administration, members of the Senate and members of the House. He is optimistic that there has been significant progress toward a bipartisan agreement now that there is a framework for all parties to be represented in negotiations. The McCain campaign is resuming all activities and the Senator will travel to the debate this afternoon...
...statement added that McCain would return to Washington after the debate "to ensure that all voices and interests are represented in the final agreement, especially those of taxpayers and homeowners." It also lamented the "familiar spectacle in Washington" and attacked Obama directly: "The difference between Barack Obama and John McCain was apparent during the White House meeting yesterday where Barack Obama's priority was political posturing in his opening monologue defending the package as it stands. John McCain listened to all sides so he could help focus the debate on finding a bipartisan resolution that is in the interest...
...photos of John McCain on the campaign trail here...