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September 27, 2008
Posted: 138 GMT
The economy: the focus of the debate was supposed to be and probably will be national security, but there was no way to avoid the economy. And it's dominated the evening so far.Still, neither man seemed eager to answer the first question of the night: where do they stand on the proposed 700-billion-dollar bailout of the U.S. financial system?
John McCain and Barack Obama greet each other at Friday's U.S. presidential debate.
Both seemed more eager to talk about the past and the future, than the problem they face in the present tense: the plan that Wall Street and world markets are waiting for. Even pressed repeatedly by the moderator, Obama refused to say whether he would support the $700 billion plan. McCain said quickly, as if in passing, that he hoped to be able to vote for it. Neither volunteered any hint of how they would find that $700 billion. Since then, it's been back and forth with no real surprises. Both men are looking sharp and energetic. We'll see what's ahead.... Posted by: CNN Anchor and Reporter, Jonathan Mann |
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