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Looking for leadership

Candidates didn't wow on Tuesday

The presidential debate Tuesday should have been a leadership moment. Sadly, it wasn't. Not in the way that people crave. With global financial markets spinning out of control threatening nest eggs, homes, jobs and the American dream, voters were hungry for more from John McCain and Barack Obama than policy prescriptions and one-upsmanship. It was a moment for inspiration.

Voters need to believe...

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