Poll: McCain takes lead from Obama

THE RACE: The presidential race nationally.

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THE NUMBERS

John McCain, 50 percent

Barack Obama, 46 percent

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OF INTEREST:

McCain got a substantial bounce coming out of the Republican National Convention, overcoming a 7-percentage-point lead held by Obama before the convention began in St. Paul, Minn., last week. The addition of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to the Republican ticket led 29 percent of voters to say they were more likely to vote for McCain, while 21 percent said they were less likely.

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The USA Today-Gallup Poll was conducted from Sept. 5-7 and involved telephone interviews with 1,022 adults, including 959 registered voters. It had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.

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COMPLETE RESULTS: http://www.usatoday.com

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