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Thursday, October 16, 2008

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  • The setting of the final presidential debateThird 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.
    Guests
    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.
    Resources
    Commission on Presidential Debates
    About Russell Riley
    About Alan Schroeder
  • Tom Brokaw and Jim LehrerBrokaw 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.
    Guests
    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.
    Resources
    Online NewsHour
    About Tom Brokaw

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    The new season of Talking Volumes welcomes Barbara Kingsolver on Nov. 11 at 7 p.m.
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