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UPDATED 9/24/2008 3:30 p.m.

In suspending his campaign to address the continuing financial crisis, John McCain's campaign is pushing the theme of "having both parties come together to solve this problem," according to campaign talking points inadvertently released Wednesday.

In a list of talking points written up for campaign volunteers, the McCain campaign stated that "this is a time to put our country first. We must meet as Americans, not as Democrats or Republicans, and we must meet until this crisis is resolved."

The talking points were accidentally sent out to members of the Colorado press early Wednesday afternoon by McCain spokesperson Tom Kise.

With a little more than 100 days to go before Election Day, the presidential campaigns for Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama are beginning to build their Colorado organizations.

Obama's campaign has announced it will open four campaign field offices on Tuesday in Boulder, Colorado Springs, Denver, and Pueblo - with more on the way, said spokesperson Matt Chandler.

The Illinois senator's campaign already has more than 50 staffers in the state, according to Chandler (who himself arrived in Denver only about two weeks ago).

McCain's campaign has been building their organization, too - the Arizona senator's state campaign headquarters is already open in Centennial, and five coordinated campaign field offices are located throughout the state.

The McCain campaign currently has six full-time staffers in the state, though that number will soon grow, said spokesperson Tom Kise (who started as McCain's south central regional communications director earlier this month).