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Obama, McCain call for reform, bipartisanship

 
From NBC's Domenico MontanaroFormer rivals Obama and McCain put out a joint statement following their meeting in Chicago:"At this defining moment in history, we believe that Americans of all parties want and need their leaders to come together and change the bad habits of Washington so that we can solve the common and urgent challenges of our time. It is in this spirit that we had a productive conversation today about the need to launch a new era of reform where we take on government waste and bitter...( read more ) (link)

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