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From NBC's Mark MurrayWell, that didn't take long. A day after one of the most substantive debates in quite some time -- over the economic mess on Wall Street -- the presidential campaign has devolved back to the trivial. Earlier this morning, the Republican National Committee pounced on Biden talking about how Obama's middle-class tax cuts can benefit Americans. "Our tax plan would take that tax cut of another $130 billion that John [McCain] wants to give to people making over $250,000 next year...( read more ) (link)

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