Key quote: "About 63 million people watched Tuesday night's presidential debate on the major broadcast and cable networks, nearly 11 million more than the audience for the first debate Sept. 26 between John McCain and Barack Obama,
Key quote: "Though Tom Brokaw didn't ask any questions about cultural policy during last night's second presidential debate, as my colleague Christopher Knight hoped he might, Barack Obama did touch on the subject of green architecture."
Video from 2nd Debate.
Key quote: "Fifty-four percent of respondents said Obama performed better in the debate, while 30 percent said McCain fared better."
Barack Obama and John McCain clashed repeatedly over the causes and cures for the worst economic crisis in 80 years Tuesday night in a debate in which Republican McCain called for a sweeping $300 billion program to shield homeowners from mortgage foreclosure.
Key quote: "The back-and-forth this weekend could set the stage for a more heated event than the first presidential debate -- one that had few sharp exchanges as both candidates largely stuck to their talking points."
Running short on time, John McCain has the most riding on the second presidential debate, though Barack Obama will be out of his scripted comfort zone in the town hall-style confrontation. It could be ugly if Monday's tussling is any indication.
Video of Obama in Pennsylvania talking about the debate Sept 2nd.
Key quote: "Fact Check: Is it true Obama 'still can't admit the surge works'?"
Republican John McCain says he's going to be at the first presidential debate, even though Congress doesn't have a bailout deal.
With less than 10 hours until the debate was scheduled to start, the McCain campaign announced that the Arizona senator would travel to the University of Mississippi. The campaign said after the forum he will fly back to Washington to continue working on the financial crisis.
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