Photo: #The desk and set is ready where U.S. presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama will sit in front of moderator and CBS news anchor Bob Schieffer for the last presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, on October 15.
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The desk and set is ready where U.S. presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama will sit in front of moderator and CBS news anchor Bob Schieffer for the last presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, on October 15. (PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)

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Third presidential debate: Was there a winner?

Broadcast: Midmorning, 10/16/2008, 9:06 a.m.
Broadcast: Midmorning, 10/16/2008, 9:06 a.m.

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John McCain challenged Barak Obama on several fronts in a spirited discussion, but was it enough to change the complexion of the race? Midmorning analyzes the presidential debate on domestic policy at Hofstra University.

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  • Alan Schroeder: Associate professor in the school of journalism at Northeastern University. He is the author of "Presidential Debates: Fifty Years of High-Risk TV."
  • Russell Riley: Associate professor and chair of the Miller Center's Presidential Oral History Program at the University of Virginia.

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