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The First Stop in Politics -- It's What You Need to Know!

ByABC News
September 9, 2008, 4:28 AM

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October 16, 2008— -- FINAL PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE:

ABC News' Russell Goldman: "Barack Obama, John McCain Get Feisty in Final Presidential Debate Before Election Day" LINK

ABC News' George Stephanopoulos: "McCain's Best Debate, But Obama Still Won" LINK

ABC News' Fact Check: Truth Behind Final Presidential Debate Claims" LINK

ABC News Nightline's DailyLine: "The Last Dance: Grade the Debate" LINK

New York Times' Jim Rutenberg: "McCain Presses Obama in Final Debate" LINK

New York Times' The Caucus: "First Impressions on the Last Debate" LINK

New York Times' Alessandra Stanley: "Rivals Split, With Joe in the Middle" LINK

New York Times' Patrick Healy: "Pressing All the Buttons, McCain Attacks, but Obama Stays Steady" LINK

New York Times' The Caucus: "Check Point: The Grand Finale" LINK

USA Today's Susan Page: "Analysis: McCain more cutting; Obama low-key" LINK

USA Today's Richard Wolf and Ken Dilanian: "Fact check: Context of key debate claims" LINK

USA Today's David Jackson and Martha T. Moore: "Debate tackles domestic policy" LINK

Boston Herald's Edward Mason: "John McCain throws down gauntlet" LINK

Boston Herald's Editorial Staff: "Truth telling on tax 'cut'" LINK

Boston Herald's Joe Dwinell: "'Joe the plumber,' negative attacks top debate" LINK

Boston Herald's Jessica Heslam: "Moderator finally gets candidates talking at debate" LINK

Washington Post's Michael D. Shear and Robert Barnes: "A Hard-Hitting Final Round: As McCain Presses Attack, Obama Stresses The Economy" LINK

Washington Post's Dan Balz: "Aggressive Underdog vs. Cool Counterpuncher" LINK

Washington Post's Chris Cillizza: "The Final Presidential Debate: First Thoughts and Who Won?" LINK

The Washington Times' Stephen Dinan: "McCain Unrelenting in Final Debate" LINK

Newsweek's Richard Wolffe: "Mad Man: McCain Attacked All Night-Hurting Himself More than Obama" LINK

Time Magazine's Mark Halperin: "Grading the Final Debate" LINK

The Chicago Sun-Times' Lynn Sweet: "McCain Brings Heat, Obama Stays Mr. Cool" LINK

The Washington Times' Christina Bellantoni: "McCain, Obama Show Cards in Final Debate" LINK

Politico's John F. Harris and Jim Vandehei: "Debate III: Edgy McCain Sheds No New Light" LINK

Politico's Roger Simon: "McCain Fails, Obama Is Not Rattled" LINK

Politico's Alexander Burns: "Debate Exclusive: Obama Wins By A Hair" LINK

Politico's Alexander Burns: "Final Score: Obama Wins The Day" LINK

Wall Street Journal's Laura Meckler and Christopher Cooper: "Obama, McCain Trade Jabs Over Taxes, Tone Of Campaign" LINK

Wall Street Journal's Laura Meckler: "McCain Presses Obama On Health-Plan Penalties" LINK

Bloomberg's Ken Fireman and Kristin Jensen: "McCain, Obama Battle Over Economic Prescriptions In Last Debate" LINK

The Boston Globe's Fonn Rhee: "Analysis: McCain Intense, Obama Maybe Too Cool" LINK

The Boston Globe's Foon Rhee: "Reaction Pours In On Debate" LINK

The Boston Globe's Michael Paulson: "At debate, McCain and Obama on abortion" LINK

The Hill's Sam Youngman: "Debate Sees An Aggressive McCain and a Cool Obama" LINK

The Hill's Sam Youngman: "Analysis: McCain's Best Likely Not Good Enough" LINK

The Hill's Sam Youngman: "McCain Comes Out Swinging In Last Debate" LINK

The Hill's Chris Good: "Groups: ACORN Attacks Meant to Suppress Vote" LINK

The Los Angeles Times' Cathleen Decker: "McCain deals no lethal blows in final debate with Obama" LINK

The Los Angeles Times' Richard Simon and Jim Puzzanghera: "From Ayers to Abortion: fact-checking the debate" LINK

The New York Daily News' Michael Saul, Celeste Katz, Michael McAuliff and David Saltonsall: "John McCain goes on attack at debate; Barack Obama touts economy" LINK

The New York Daily News' Thomas M. DeFrank: "Feisty John McCain Works Hard, can't score" LINK

The New York Daily News' Michael McAuliff and Richard Sisk: "It's Crunch Time for Both Campaigns, and Obama Has Bounce" LINK

2008: McCAIN and OBAMA:

USA Today's Ken Dilanian and Matt Kelley: "Fundraisers linked to corruption cases" LINK

Washington Post's Peter Whoriskey: "In Targeting Online Ads, Campaigns Ask: Who's Searching for What?" LINK

The New York Daily News' Michael McAuliff and Richard Sisk: "It's Crunch Time for Both Campaigns, and Obama Has Bounce" LINK