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WASHINGTON — John McCain may have created his own housing crisis. Hours after a report that the Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting didn't know how many homes he and his multimillionaire wife own, Democratic rival Barack Obama launched a national TV ad and a series of campaign stops aimed at portraying Mr. McCain as wealthy and out of touch. With the economy ranking as the top issue in the race, Mr. Obama sought to turn McCain's gaffe into one of those symbolic moments that stick in voters' minds. Think John Kerry sailboarding or the first president Bush wowed by a grocery store checkout scanner, Michael Dukakis riding in a tank or Gerald Ford eating a tamale with the husk still on. Presumptive Republican presidential nominee U.S. Sen. John McCain speaks during the Veterans of Foreign Wars national convention in... [read full story]
