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Published: July 4, 2008 at 1:09 AM Presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barrack Obama (D-IL) speaks at the 25th annual conference of National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) in Washington on June 28, 2008. (UPI Photo/Alexis C. Glenn) WASHINGTON, July 4 (UPI) -- The presumptive Democratic and Republican presidential nominees each blamed the other party Thursday for the latest bad economic news. The two senators, Democrat Barack Obama of Illinois and Republican John McCain of Arizona, responded to a report that 62,000 jobs disappeared in June by detailing their plans to improve the economy, The Hill reported. Obama called for tax cuts for the middle class, government spending on infrastructure and energy and plans to make education and healthcare more affordable. He blamed the Bush... [read full story]
