McCain also is calling for the construction of 45 new nuclear reactors by 2030 and pledged US$2 billion a year in federal funds to make clean coal a reality.
Meanwhile, a new poll by Newsweek magazine gave Obama a lead of 51 percent to McCain’s 36 percent, with a 4 percentage point margin of error. Obama’s lead over McCain appeared to reflect the “bounce” that observers have been anticipating since he secured his party’s nomination.
The poll was done last week. The previous Newsweek poll last month showed Obama and McCain tied at 46 percent and was taken while Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton were still competing for the Democratic nomination.
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