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Candidates Launch 60-Day Dash to the White House

With their conventions behind them, Senators Barack Obama and John McCain grappled for the mantle of change.<br/><br/><span class="advertisement"> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=620774875118440bb14e0afe5c538165&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/us/politics/05campaign.html"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=620774875118440bb14e0afe5c538165&u=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/us/politics/05campaign.html" border="0"/></a> </span>