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Oct 08 2008 04:54 AM
 AP - Barack Obama and John McCain clashed repeatedly over the causes and cures for the worst economic crisis in 80 years Tuesday night in a debate in which Republican McCain called for sweeping action by the government to directly shield many homeowners from mortgage foreclosure.
Oct 08 2008 04:50 AM
 AP - Barack Obama made strides toward easing voters' concerns about his candidacy in Tuesday night's debate. John McCain, despite raising pointed questions about his rival's readiness, didn't create the game-changing moment he'll need between now and Election Day.
Oct 08 2008 06:06 AM
 AP - Asian stock markets tumbled Wednesday, with Japan's Nikkei index sinking nearly 10 percent, as recent steps by the world's major economies to fortify credit markets failed to stem fears that the spreading financial crisis could spawn a global recession.
Oct 08 2008 04:27 AM
 AP - Hurricane Norbert strengthened into a powerful Category 2 storm over the Pacific Ocean and forecasters warned that it could reach Mexico's Baja California peninsula by the weekend.
Oct 08 2008 06:11 AM
AP - U.S. and Japanese researchers are among the favorites to win the Nobel Prize in chemistry, but don't expect any recent discoveries to get the nod.
Oct 08 2008 04:46 AM
 AP - A U.S. military officer warned Pentagon officials that an American detainee was being driven nearly insane by months of punishing isolation and sensory deprivation in a U.S. military brig, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.
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 Oct. 7: Debate moderator Tom Brokaw leads a town hall style debate between Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain. (MSNBC)
 Oct. 7: Debate moderator Tom Brokaw asks Barack Obama and John McCain if the financial situation is going to get worse before it gets better. (MSNBC)
 Oct. 7: Lindsay Trella, a member of the town hall debate audience, asks Barack Obama and John McCain if health care should be treated as a commodity in America. (MSNBC)
 Oct. 7: Ingrid Jackson, a member of the town hall debate audience, asks Barack Obama and John McCain, what they'll do about environmental issues, climate change and green jobs. (MSNBC)
 Oct. 7: Katie Hamm, a member of the town hall debate audience, asks Barack Obama and John McCain if the U.S. should respect Pakistani sovereignty or go over their borders after people like Osama bin Laden. (MSNBC)
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