Obama, McCain argue over war, taxes in first presidential debate

Saturday, September 27, 2008

OXFORD, Miss. -- John McCain accused Barack Obama of compiling "the most liberal voting record in the United States Senate" on Friday night in an intense first debate of their close campaign for the White House. The Democrat shot back, "Mostly that's just me opposing George Bush's wrong-headed policies."

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