Attack the opposing party's candidate for president and boost their own party's man. But both vice presidential candidates have challenges in meeting their goals ahead of Thursday night's debate. Both ...

"This cake looks baked," says Charlie Cook of the 2008 election. The normally cautious proprietor of the Cook Political Report, famous for its cogent and careful election analysis, is certain of the ...

John McCain says he will participate in Friday night's presidential debate in Oxford, Miss., setting up a timely face-off with Barack Obama. The debates could play a key role in determining the winner ...

Following his “major foreign policy” address on Monday, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney participated in a roundtable with retired generals, at which he made the curious declaration that ...

Listeners and bloggers give their take on Michel Martin's commentary this week on the all-white, all-male lineup of presidential debate moderators. Also, the program shares new information about ...

The first presidential debate between Senator John McCain and Senator Barack Obama took place on Friday, September 26, 2008, at University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi. The debate was ...

Tonight’s town-hall-style presidential debate between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain will be broadcast live at 6 p.m. by ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, CNN, Fox, C-SPAN, PBS and BBC America.

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