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McCain suspends campaign

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US presidential hopeful John McCain has announced he will be suspending his campaign and returning to Washington to focus on the current US financial crisis.

Mr McCain also said he had asked his Democratic opponent Barack Obama to agree to a delay in the first presidential debate scheduled for Friday.

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