Obama: No Monopoly on Wisdom

During a White House Press Conference, President Obama says he is eager to hear good ideas with honest and civil debate about the choices we face as a nation. (:25) 

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Vice Presidential Debate in St. Louis, Missouri

Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) and Governor Sarah Palin (R-AK) speak at the single vice presidential debate hosted by Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Gwen Ifill moderates the debate on both domestic as well as foreign policy issues. ( 1:31:00)

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Lott: Neither said enough about the economy

Speaking to reporters after the first presidential debate, Former Senator Trent Lott (R-Miss.) says he would like to have heard more from both candidates about the financial crisis. (0:30)



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Lott: I knew McCain was coming the day before

Speaking to reporters after the first presidential debate, Former Senator Trent Lott (R-Miss.) said that he spoke with the McCain campaign Thursday afternoon at 3 PM, and they assured him Senator McCain would attend the debate. (0:31)



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Albright: Obama was right on Kissinger

Speaking to reporters after the first presidential debate, Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright says that 5 former secretaries of state agree that negotiations should take place with Iran without preconditions, though some disagreed on the level of the negotiators. (1:01)



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Plouffe: McCain needed game-changing moment

Speaking to reporters after the first presidential debate, Obama Campaign Manager David Plouffe says that McCain needed a game-changing moment, and this debate was supposed to be his strength, but Obama "commanded" that section of the debate. (1:01)




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Pickering: McCain doesn't need a flag pin

Speaking to reporters after the first presidential debate, Congressman Chip Pickering (R-Miss.) says that John McCain, a former POW, does not have to wear a flag pin. (0:24)



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Albright: Presidents need to be able to do more than one thing at a time

Speaking to reporters after the first presidential debate, Former Secretary of State Madeleine Alrbight says that Senator McCain's request to delay the debate shows an impulsiveness on his part and also shows he does not think presidents have to do more than one thing at a time. She also says that McCain hasn't made any difference in the negotiations. (0:43)


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Who did YOU pick?

Supporters in Philadelphia, PA, for both Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama say why they picked their candidate during the debates held on April 16, 2008. (2:54)
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Norman Ornstein Describes a New Format for Presidential Debates at a Center for the Study of the Presidency Panel Discussion

At a panel discussion at the National Press Club entitled "Can the Next President Rise Above the Partisanship?," American Enterprise Institute Scholar Norman Ornstein discusses a different format for Presidential debates that could steer the dialogue away from the current short answer sound-bite style. (1:10)
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Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton says that facts matter, and that Senator Obama has a hard time responding to questions about his record

Senator Clinton (D-NY) says that facts and actions matter, but Senator Obama (D-IL) has a hard time responding to questions about his record.
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Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton says that it is proper for candidates to air their differences

Senator Clinton (D-NY) says that she has been very complimentary of Senator Obama (D-IL), "but this is a campaign," and the candidates should emphasize their strengths and air their differences. (0:47)
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An exchange between Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee during the ABC/Facebook/WMUR Republican Debate

Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee quips at a response by Mitt Romney during the New Hampshire Republican debate.
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David Axelrod, an Obama campaign strategist, in the spin room after the New Hampshire Debates

David Axelrod, a strategist for the Obama campaign, in the spin room after the Facebook/ABC/WMUR Debates in New Hampshire. (0:40)
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Elizabeth Edwards in the Spin Room after the New Hampshire Debates

Elizabeth Edwards stumps for her husband, Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, in the spin room after the Facebook/ABC/WMUR debates in New Hampshire. (0:47)
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MSNBC host Joe Scarborough comments on the Giuliani strategy

MSNBC host Joe Scarborough comments on the strategy of the Giuliani campaign strategy for Florida after the Facebook/ABC/WMUR New Hampshire debates. (0:34)
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Mark Penn, Clinton campaign advisor comments on the New Hampshire Debate

Mark Penn, an advisor to the Hillary Clinton campaign comments about the Facebook/ABC/WMUR debates in Manchester, New Hampshire in the spin room after the debate. (0:36)
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