INDIANAPOLIS -- Sen. Barack Obama says a summertime suspension of the federal gasoline tax could cost 6,000 jobs in next week's primary state of Indiana, and accused Hillary Rodham Clinton and John McCain of "reading from the same political playbook" when they endorsed it. "This is a plan that would save you pennies a day for the summer months. That is unless gas prices are raised to fill in the gap," said the Democratic presidential contender. Obama and Clinton have rarely disagreed so sharply about a policy issue in their marathon battle for the Democratic presidential nomination. But he suggested gas tax holiday is an exception, playing out in the final days of primary campaigns in Indiana and North Carolina.
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