<p>With gas prices rising and home values falling, Sen. John McCain sought to assuage voters’ economic worries in a speech in Pittsburgh today. Most major media outlets hit at least one of his two big points in their headlines: slash corporate taxes and suspend gas-taxes for the summer. McCain attempted to strike a populist tone, a significant effort, considering his oratory.<br />

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Here’s our third installment of &quot;State of Play,&quot; a look at how a top story of the day is playing around the Web and in print:<br />

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McCain Plan to Target Tax Code, Gas Prices</a> (CNN)<br />

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<a href="http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/04/15/mccain_offers_populist_message.html?hpid=topnews">McCain Offers Populist Message, Corporate Tax Cuts</a> (Washington Post)<br />

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<a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-04-15-mccain-economy_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip">McCain calls for tax cuts, corporate responsibility </a>(USA Today)<br />

<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/16/us/politics/15cnd-mccain.html?_r=1&amp;hp&amp;oref=slogin"><br />

Tax Cuts at Center of McCain Economic Plan </a>(The New York Times)<br />

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<a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-campaign16apr16,0,3871379.story ">McCain outlines his tax initiatives&nbsp; </a>(Los Angeles Times)<br />

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<a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89653767">McCain Calls for Suspending Federal Gas Tax</a> (NPR)<br />

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<a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24120727/">McCain calls for a summer ‘gas-tax holiday’ </a>(MSNBC)<br />

<a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/TheNote/story?id=3105455&amp;page=1"><br />

Taxing Times: McCain Gets on Grover’s Goodside </a>(ABC)<br />

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<a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/15/politics/main4015420.shtml ">McCain Calls For Summer Gas Tax Break: Wants Temporary Halt In Federal Gasoline Taxes From Memorial Day To Labor Day </a>(CBS)</p>