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Politics Daily: It is always great fun to be pompous and drop in a literary or historic quote to reinforce an argument. So let's deal with the controversy over Sonia Sotomayor's "empathy" by quoting Alan Jay Lerner, who wrote, "The law must be tempered by reason." ... Read moreFiled under: Barack Obama, Featured Stories, Foreign Policy, Obama Administration, National Security
Politics Daily: A friend of mine in the field of national security receives periodic visits from an acquaintance of his who happens to work for the government of Israel. This foreign gentleman quietly and periodically makes the rounds in Washington, trying to gauge ... Read moreFiled under: Featured Stories, Iraq, Foreign Policy
Politics Daily: FT. BENNING, Ga. -- More than 23,000 American men are volunteering for combat as U.S. Army infantrymen this year and are likely to be fighting in Iraq or Afghanistan within months. It's a military youth bulge that defies critics who say Americans ... Read moreFiled under: Featured Stories, Religion, Gay Rights
Politics Daily: The nation's capital is suddenly center court in America's loud argument over gay marriage. Nothing new about that, except that this time the battle is being hashed out in the streets, churches and living rooms in working-class wards of the city. ... Read moreFull Schedule of Debates
Wednesday, Oct. 15: Presidential Debate
Participants: Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill.Time: 9-10:30PM ET
Subject: The economy and domestic policy
Moderator: CBS News' Bob Schieffer
Format and Rules: Two-minute answers, followed by five-minute discussion for each question. Two-minute closing statements
Location: Hofstra University, Hempstead, N.Y.
Tuesday, Oct. 7: Presidential Debate
Participants: Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill.Time: 9-10:30PM ET
Subject: All topics
Moderator: NBC News' Tom Brokaw
Format and Rules: Town-hall format; Two-minute answers, followed by one-minute discussion for each question
Location: Belmont University, Nashville, Tenn.
Watch Full Debate | Check Out Scorecard | See Debate PhotosThursday, Oct. 2: Vice Presidential Debate
Participants: Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., and Gov. Sarah Palin, R-AlaskaTime: 9-10:30PM ET
Subject: All topics to be covered
Moderator: PBS' Gwen Ifill
Format and Rules: Ninety-second answers, followed by two-minute discussion for each question. Two-minute closing statements
Location: Washington University in St. Louis, Mo.
Watch Full Debate | Check Out Scorecard | See Debate PhotosFriday, Sept. 26: Presidential Debate
Participants: Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill.Time: 9-10:30PM ET
Subject: Foreign policy and national security
Moderator: PBS' Jim Lehrer
Format and Rules: Two-minute answers, followed by five-minute discussion for each question
Location: University of Mississippi, Oxford, Miss.
Watch Full Debate | Check Out Scorecard | See Debate Photos
Presidential Debates Schedule
| John McCain vs. Barack Obama Watch Full Debate | Scorecard
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FRI SEP |
26 |
| Joe Biden vs. Sarah Palin Watch Full Debate | Scorecard |
THU OCT |
02 |
| John McCain vs. Barack Obama Watch Full Debate | Scorecard |
TUE OCT |
07 |
| John McCain vs. Barack Obama Watch Full Debate | Scorecard |
WED OCT |
15 |
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