Third presidential debate: Was there a winner?
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.9:06 a.m.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.
Brokaw and Lehrer: Long views on politics
Midmorning host Kerri Miller talked with two of the nation's most respected broadcast journalists during the Democratic National Convention in August -- NewsHour anchor Jim Lehrer and former NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw. We air those conversations in today's program.10:06 a.m.Jim Lehrer: Anchor, PBS's NewsHour. The NewsHour airs nightly on PBS.
Tom Brokaw: Special correspondent of NBC Nightly News and interim moderator of Meet the Press.