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Debating the issue of the debate

The first question tonight might be whether we should even call this a debate.

Anyone who caught the last two McCain-Obama showdowns might term the finale at Hofstra University more of a pair of dueling news conferences.

Or an airing of rival commercials.

Or a verbal shootout, where they attack first and ask factual questions later.

Or performance art.

But there are...

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