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John McCain dismissively called rival Barack Obama "that one," Obama mocked McCain's "Straight Talk Express," and both left the debate stage to return to the campaign trail Wednesday.
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But the presidential candidates still couldn't match the interest level in their running mates, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and Sen. Joe Biden.
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The Nashville event garnered more than 63 million viewers, making it the ninth-most-watched presidential debate since audience tracking began in 1960. ABC again came out on top. The second matchup between John McCain and Barack Obama proved a strong draw with television viewers Tuesday night. More than 63 million people tuned in to watch the debate, a sizable increase over the 52.4 million who watched their first forum Sept. 26.
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The U.S. presidential debate was remarkable for the dourness of its mood and for the subdued demeanors of the candidates - even as they tore into each other.
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The candidates in the Congressional District 13 race will meet tonight for the first time to talk about the issues.
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Both candidates' camps express frustration over the Town Hall format.
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ABC's John Berman digs deeper into what the candidates said.
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While much of Tuesday’s prime-time television schedule was pre-empted for the second presidential debate, which began at 9, CBS led the hour preceding it with a new episode of its crime drama “NCIS.”
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The second presidential debate drew more viewers than the first but still proved less of a draw than the Joe Biden-Sarah Palin matchup.
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Held on a Tuesday and in the midst of a nerve-rattling Wall Street free fall, the second presidential debate between Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama clocked at least 63 million viewers.
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Which late-night comedian poked fun at the presidential candidates' debate performance? That one.
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The second presidential debate drew more viewers than the first did, but still proved less of a draw than the Joe Biden-Sarah Palin matchup.
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A scientist in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt believes he has uncovered tracks from the world's oldest dinosaur. But the footprints at the center of the find have sparked a major debate among scientists.
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Oct 9 - At the end of the second presidential debate, the candidates and their wives took time to greet audience members.
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TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - The campaigns of Barack Obama and John McCain swapped charges of "low-road" politics and "abetting" corruption on Wednesday, a day after the presidential candidates engaged in a tense but civil debate.
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The Conservative candidate in St. John's went on the offensive Thursday against a former New Democratic MP hoping to make a federal comeback.
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The massive cost overruns on the athletes' village under construction for the 2010 Olympics was the hot topic at the second debate between the two main candidates seeking the mayor's job in Vancouver.
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Hillary Clinton has forgiven Bill Richardson, but not Bill. [Politico] C-SPAN has a timeline of the presidential debates that illustrates who spoke, how long they were talking, and what they were talking about. [via Information Aesthetics] David Paterson endorsed City Councilman and State Senate candidate Joe Addabbo. [Liz] New York spent 20 percent more per citizen last year than it did four years ago. [DN] Things are looking very promising for Democratic congressional candidate Dan Maffei. [TAP] Somewhat suddenly, there are more Democrats in Nassau County than Republicans now. [Post] The city D.E.P. commissioner resigned. [City Room] A Bronx journalist isn't too sad to see her go. [West Bronx News] Jon Powers speaks, finally. [Rochester Turning]
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Today's selection of timely reports.
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The boring debate lacked personal attacks but included a "new" home mortgage plan from McCain.
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SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- Gov. Chris Gregoire said Republican challenger Dino Rossi seems like a good husband and father. Rossi said he and the Democratic governor have worked well together in the past and he had no personal animosity toward her....
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Tom Brokaw, Jim Lehrer, Gwen Ifill _ and Daddy Yankee? The 31-year-old reggaeton star is taking a turn as moderator of a debate Thursday among candidates for governor of Puerto Rico in an effort to lure young voters to the polls on Nov. 4.
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Obama is referred to as “pee pants over here,” McCain can’t keep himself out of the camera shot and Tom Brokaw keeps punctual time in Thursday night’s special broadcast. Watch the sketch here. Get the highlights of the sketch here.
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In an effort to lure young voters to the polls next month, Daddy Yankee will moderate the debate Thursday among candidates for governor of Puerto Rico.
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John McCain told a receptive and sometimes raucous crowd in one of the most conservative parts of Wisconsin that those who write off his campaign while it struggles in the polls are wrong.
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Ahead in the polls, an unflappable Barack Obama played a careful offense in the second presidential debate
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John McCain went on the offensive and Barack Obama played it safe. But nothing happened to shake up a race that is trending more and more in the Democrat's favor
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Leonard Lance says Linda Stender is dodging more debates: Politicker photoFrustrated by what he sees as his opponent’s unwillingness to debate in multiple forums, State Sen. Leonard Lance (R-Hunterdon) today chided his 7th Congressional District opponent, Assemblywoman Linda Stender (D-Fanwood), for canceling or refusing three district-wide debates. “During this economic crisis, voters across Central New Jersey deserve to hear the candidates talk face-to-face about the future of New Jersey,” Lance said in a statement. “We should be having more debates, not fewer. I call on Assemblywoman Stender to stop hiding behind her false and negative advertising and join me on the stage in front of voters in addressing the important issues of the day.” Lance said he is particularly disappointed with Stender’s decision to cancel their Oct. 24 AARP debate, where he hoped to clarify his views on Social Security. The Lance campaign also noted Stender’s no thanks to debate invitations by the Westfield Leader newspaper a ...
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Democrat Josh Zeitz wants to stop Rep. Chris Smith from winning a 15th termIn the 4th Congressional District, U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-Hamilton) and Democratic challenger Josh Zeitz have two joint editorial board meetings scheduled before election day. Whether those count as debates depends on who you ask. According to Zeitz, they don’t count, and Smith has ignored legitimate third party invitations to engage in actual public debates. “They’re not public. Members of public can’t attend them, and the public can’t ask questions,” he said.
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John Adler and Chris Myers debate on NJN this weekend. Jim Hooker was the moderator.Tonight on Reporters Roundtable, NJN political reporter Jim Hooker will host a discussion of the Assembly Economic Relief Bill, Gov. Corzine’s economic stimulus speech, the latest New Jersey presidential polls and Bryant Trial testimony. Discussing the issues will be Kevin McArdle of Millenium Radio; Cynthia Burton of the Philadelphia Inquierer; The Bergen Record’s John Reitmeyer and The Press of Atlantic City’s Derek Harper.
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During the debate, the most common Google query was Teddy Roosevelt's "walk softly" motto.
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George Stephanopoulos grades the candidates in the second presidential debate.
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The Open Debate Coalition, an umbrella organization that includes the heads of MoveOn, Wikipedia, Craigslist and other groups, sent a letter today pushing Barack Obama and John McCain to change the rules for the final presidential debate, Politico reports. This week's second presidential debate was widely criticized, with some going so far as to call it the worst ever. Among the Open Debate Coalition's requests is that "that the debate moderator has broad discretion to ask follow-up questions after a candidate"s answer, so the public can be fully informed about specific positions," and that debate questions submitted and selected by the public be posed. "The signers of this letter don"t agree on every political issue," writes the group. "But we do agree that in order for Americans to make the best decision for president, we need open debates that are 'of the people' in the ways described above. You have the power to make that happen, and we ask you to do so." Full letter, via Politico, below.
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Since it was founded in 1768 under the leadership of Joshua Reynolds, the Royal Academy of Arts has been a hallowed home for works by some of the artistic canon's most renowned figures.
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Dusk; a small village just outside Stratford-Upon-Avon. My taxi draws up at the gates of a manor house. "You here for the book launch?" asks the security guard. "Drive down to the gate, follow the lights, lady'll have to walk across the field." I think glumly about my new ballet slippers. "Don't worry,' he smiles at me, "the field's been carpeted."
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