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Obama says GOP avoiding issues on voters' minds (AP)

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080904/ap_on_el_pr/cvn_obama"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080904/capt.56f9e92fcfa446398a4ea87edfadef7e.obama_2008_paab107.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=RHyPKLi5Kt1k8P1Zbl_lKQ--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. gestures while speaking at the Voith Siemens Hydro Power Plant in York, Pa., Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" border="0" /></a>AP - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Thursday that Republicans at their national convention are attacking him to avoid talking about the sagging economy and housing problems that voters care about. "You're hearing an awfully lot about me — most of which is not true — but you're not hearing a lot about you," Obama said.</p><br clear="all"/>