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Bush administration plans to spend $250B of $700B bailout plan buying stock in private banks

Asian markets soar after US, Europe move to shore up banks; Tokyo's Nikkei up 13 percent

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama has opened a 6-point lead over republican john mccain one day before the White House rivals meet in their final debate, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Tuesday.

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian stocks surged, with Japan's Nikkei up more than 13 percent on Tuesday after governments around the world readied plans to take stakes in banks to keep the global financial system from collapsing.

Canadians head to the polls Tuesday to elect the next government after a five-week campaign that culminated Thanksgiving weekend with party leaders bounding across the country in an effort to sway undecided voters.

LONDON/TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States will announce plans on Tuesday to inject $250 billion into its banks, following similar, concerted measures in Europe to revive money markets and stave off global recession.

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