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OXFORD, Miss. (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama hit the campaign trail and Republican John McCain returned to Washington for financial rescue talks on Saturday after clashing sharply on spending and foreign policy in their first presidential debate.专科

Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) (L) and Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) stand together onstage after the first U.S. presidential debate in Oxford, Mississippi, September 26, 2008. (REUTERS/Jim Bourg)

Both camps claimed victory the day after a 90-minute debate that gave millions of undecided voters their first chance to directly compare the two candidates in a tight race for the White House.

"We think it's another piece in the puzzle to Senator Obama winning the election," campaign manager David Plouffe said of Obama's debate performance, citing several surveys that crowned him a slight winner and showed him making gains with undecided voters.

In their first face-to-face encounter of the campaign, McCain and Obama repeatedly questioned each other's judgment and battled over the economy and the Iraq war. McCain, 72, cast doubt on Obama's readiness for the presidency.

"There are some advantages to experience and knowledge and judgment," the four-term Arizona senator said. "I honestly don't believe that Senator Obama has the knowledge or experience."

Obama, 47, a first-term Illinois senator, tied McCain to the policies of unpopular President George W. Bush and said both men had been too focused on Iraq while ignoring other problems.

"The next president has to have a broader strategic vision about all the challenges we face," Obama said.

Neither candidate scored any clear blows or committed major gaffes. McCain was on the attack frequently and put Obama on the defensive, but Obama responded forcefully.

The Obama campaign released a new advertisement called "zero" -- the number of times it said McCain made reference to the middle class during the debate. "McCain doesn't get it. Barack Obama does," the ad's narrator says.

McCain also released an ad criticizing Obama for a 2007 vote against funding for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The narrator says Obama was "playing politics, risking lives. Not ready to lead."

Obama planned campaign rallies in the swing states of Virginia and North Carolina later on Saturday, and McCain returned to Washington immediately after the debate and said he would return to talks on a $700 billion bailout plan for U.S. financial institutions.

McCain ended days of suspense only at midday on Friday when he agreed to attend the debate, backing away from his promise to skip the showdown if negotiations were not completed on the financial industry rescue.

OPTIMISTIC ON DEAL

Both McCain and Obama said they were optimistic that Congress would come up with an agreement on a rescue plan but said the huge price tag would limit their agendas as the next president.

Public opinion polls have shown Obama making gains over the past week on the question of who could best lead the country on economic issues. Most polls show Obama holding a slight and growing lead over McCain.

Plouffe said the economic crisis and the responses of the two candidates might be "a turning point" in the election. He pointed to McCain's initial comment as the crisis broke that the fundamentals of the economy were still strong.

"When they see John McCain say the fundamentals of the economy are strong, it is really shocking to people," Plouffe said.

In the debate, McCain said he would freeze federal spending as president on most programs other than defense and veterans' care, and accused Obama of being a big-spending liberal who could not bring together Republicans and Democrats.

"Senator Obama has the most liberal voting record in the Senate," McCain said. "It's hard to reach across the aisle from that far to the left."

Obama said the anti-regulatory philosophy of McCain and other Republicans had led to the collapse on Wall Street.

"This is a final verdict on eight years of failed economic policy promoted by George Bush and supported by Senator McCain," he said of the financial crisis.

McCain, a staunch advocate of the Iraq war, and Obama, an early critic, battled over who had shown the best judgment on the conflict.

McCain also criticized Obama's stance that he would be willing to meet with the leaders of hostile nations like Iran without preconditions. Obama pointed out that Henry Kissinger, the former secretary of state who is one of McCain's foreign policy advisers, supported a similar approach.

The next scheduled debate is on Thursday between the vice presidential candidates, Republican Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska, and Democratic Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware.

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