This is an odd case of censoring that if applied at the debate last night, could have made things look very different. In a congressional debate in Pennsylvania, a TV station has censored remarks made by one of the candidates because they were erroneous. Bleeping out a mistake? Yep, because the statement was about the economy. She said that two major banks had failed — when actually they hadn't Read more

Joe the Plumber Speaks: After being the star of last night's debate, mentioned conservatively a dozen times, "Joe the Plumber" has come forward. His name is Joe Wurzelbacher, an Ohio man who wants to buy a plumbing business. He had spoken with Obama in Toledo this week, and told him his tax plan would prevent him from buying the business. He said of being the example of the night, "It's pretty Read more

They may have very well saved the best for last. This was the most direct, most on task, most like an actual conversation debate we've had thus far. And not a moment too soon. The candidates were juxtaposed beautifully and answered questions not only on specific policies, but on the conduct of their campaigns. It was nail-biting, uncomfortable at times, but deftly handled by moderator Bob Read more

The fat lady is tuning up for the final hurrah, the last debate before the presidential election. Hosted by Bob Schieffer at Hofstra University in New York, the debate starts at 9 p.m. EDT and will last the standard 90 minutes with the candidate sitting side by side. Touching distance. And since McCain has promised to whip his you-know-what that proximity could be . . . you-know-what. We're Read more

Tonight is the last chance Barack Obama and John McCain have to show Americans how their visions for America differ. That's swell, but we all know what tonight's debate is really about — it's the last chance either candidate has to make a major blunder and self-inflict a campaign crippling wound. Esquire went back to the archives to find examples of how presidential campaigns destroyed years Read more

Series of Town Halls: A few highlights from Nashville in graphic-novel form. — 23/6 Debate Winner: The winner of the debate? That one. — Huffington Post Arnold: What did the Terminator say to the Hockey Mom? Miss Alaska is beating Mr. Universe. — Radar Smoking Laws: No Smoking? Shanghai outlaws smoking inside public places, but only during certain hours. — Shanghaiist Palin: What Read more

The much be-hyped town hall debate brought the candidates close together on the bright red carpet, the people closer to the candidates, and perhaps the undecideds closer to a decision? Between the discussion happening here, and the sparkily veiled tension on the stage, how did this match up fare? Here's what we thought: Citizen: The biggest shot in the arm this debate format provided was Read more

Get ready, 9 p.m. EDT, it's the second verse, same as the first? Decidedly not my friends, (no drinking yet!). But given that it's a town-hall-style debate, a format McCain is quite comfortable with, I expect the "my friends" to come flying, so prepare yourselves. So the scoop: of the six million questions submitted online (!!!) only 15-20 will be answered. The candidates will answer questions Read more

The second presidential debate is on tonight in Nashville, TN, and it stands to bring the candidates closer to each other — and to voters than they've been to date. The townhall format could be a dicey proposition given the . . . strong turn talk has taken in the last couple of days. With fewer than 30 days left, McCain said since Obama was "taking the gloves off," he leveled a strong criticism Read more