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Obama wins debate after McCain spanks him

The problem during this entire campaign has been that Sen. Barack Obama has wanted to play it too safe, to be too measured and cultured, unwilling to be spontaneous for fear of making a mistake. The result? He sometimes canâ€™t adjust. In football ...

Obama, McCain argue over war, taxes in 1st debate

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, addressing his GOP rival John McCain, says McCain's tax proposals will help the wealthy at the expense of others. Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, addressing his GOP rival John McCain, says ...

Senators Barack Obama and John McCain in their first presidential ...

US presidential rivals Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama have attacked each other over foreign policy and the economy, in their first debate. Mr Obama said a $700bn (Â£380bn) plan to rescue the US economy was the "final verdict" on ...

Obama rejects McCain call to delay debate

Sept. 24: Sen. John McCain announces he is suspending his presidential campaign and returning to Washington to work on finance reform and asks Sen. Barack Obama to reschedule the ...

Obama backs away from McCain's debate challenge - Yahoo! News

Democratic candidate Barack Obama on Saturday backed away from rival John McCain's challenge for a series of joint appearances, agreeing only to the standard three debates in the ...

Debate uncertain, Obama and McCain meet Bush

WASHINGTON : With their first presidential debate awash in uncertainty, Senator Barack Obama interrupted his preparations in Florida and arrived here Thursday afternoon to join ...

McCain and Obama spar in first debate

It was the most important single showdown in the most expensive campaign in the history of democracy, so it was bound to begin with edgy, cautious manoeuvring and end with rival claims of victory. Neither Mr McCain nor Mr Obama was compelling on the ...

Seven Debate Points

1. Obama's frequent agreements with McCain ("You're right, John") -- ridiculed by Bill Bennett and Pat Buchanan -- might be a plus for him. It made a guy who has been accused of being aloof and arrogant look gracious and bipartisan -- and McCain's no ...

Good night for McCain, better one for Obama

WASHINGTON - John McCain last night tried hard to make the first presidential debate a test of Barack Obama's fitness for office. McCain succeeded in his framing of the test - but Obama passed it. In an encounter that seems destined to be remembered ...

Obama rejects McCain's call to delay debate

NEW YORK - The economic crisis and raw politics threatened to derail the first presidential debate as John McCain challenged Barack Obama to delay the Friday forum and join forces ...

Obama, McCain debate economic crisis

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - Barack Obama on Monday sought to use the Wall Street crisis to force a shift in presidential campaign dynamics, hoping to move the fight onto economic ...

McCain Obama Debate 2008

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Bank crisis overshadows defense in first debate

Wall Street hijacked the first presidential debate Friday night between Democratic Sen. Barack Obama and Republican Sen. John McCain , who clashed over tax cuts, congressional spending and President Bush's proposed $700 billion bank bailout in a ...

A review of expert verdicts on the first 2008 presidential debate

Matthew Yglesias, Think Progress "All things considered, it's about a draw. McCain got a couple of good punches in and so did Obama. Insofar as the idea is supposed to be that McCain has a domineering advantage on national security he certainly didn ...

THE FIRST DEBATE: ALL JABS, NO KOS

LAST night, Barack Obama and John McCain seemed like two talented boxers feeling each other out. It was all jabs, with no knockout punches. In the end, it was a draw. Obama fans likely saw a thoughtful, informed and measured performance, while McCain ...

Round 1 in debates goes to Obama, poll says

oll/index.html Excerpt OXFORD, Mississippi (CNN) -- A national poll of people who watched the first presidential debate suggests that Barack Obama came out on top, but there was overwhelming agreement that both Obama and John McCain would be able to ...

Obama-McCain Debates

John McCain has proposed a series of debates with Barack Obama in the format that he thinks best suits his skills as a candidate. Naturally, Obama has

Obama, McCain Agree to 3 Debates | Drudge Retort

Barack Obama and John McCain have agreed to three presidential debates and one vice presidential debate during the fall presidential campaign. They will debate foreign policy and

Obama backs away from McCain's debate challenge -- GOPUSA

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... presidential candidate's debate preparation. The initial version of this article said that Mr. Steele will play the part of Barack Obama in preparing Sen. McCain for the debates.