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Republicans debate tax reform

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Presidential debate transcripts

Oct. 2: Vice presidential - St. Louis
Sept. 26: First presidential - Oxford, Miss.
Feb. 26: Democrats - Cleveland, Ohio
Jan. 24: Republicans - Boca Raton, Fla.
Jan. 15: Democrats - Las Vegas, Nev.
Sep. 26: Democrats - Hanover, N.H.
Oct. 9: Republicans - Dearborn, Mich.
Oct. 30: Democrats - Philadelphia, Penn.
Nov. 15: Democrats - Las Vegas, Nev.
Nov. 28: Republicans - St. Petersburg, Fla.
Dec. 12: Republicans - Johnston, Iowa

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VIDEO: The vice presidential debate

Economic crisis concerns
Oct. 2: Debate moderator Gwen Ifill asks Joe Biden and Sarah Palin if this past week's action by Congress on the financial crisis is the best or worst of Washington.

Placing the economic blame

Class warfare?

Reneging on promises

Tough times and bankruptcy limits

The causes of climate change?

An agreement on gay rights

Iraq exit strategy

VIDEO: The first presidential debate

McCain and Obama spar
Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama debate foreign policy and the best solution to the economic crisis.

Paying the fiscal recovery piper

Learning from Iraq

What about Afghanistan?

Dealing with Tehran

Meeting with enemies

Russia: Competitor, enemy or partner?

Another terrorist attack?

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The benefit of hindsight: Highlights from past presidential debates
Sept.25: Watch video highlights of the debates dating back to 1960. By John Harwood of CNBC and the New York Times and NBC's Marisa Buchanan.

McCain and Obama on the issues

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Video: Decision '08

Gibbs: Desperate times for McCain campaign
Oct. 6: Obama campaign senior adviser Robert Gibbs talks about Obama's new attack ad on McCain and the Keating scandal that the Arizona senator was involved in back in the late '80s.

Isikoff: Donations to Obama broke records, rules

Todd's First Read

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Week I: China
Week II: Iran
Week III: Same-sex marriage
Week IV: Energy
Week V: Immigration
Week VI: Taxes
Week VII: Globalization
Week VIII: Medicare and Social Security
Week IX: Pakistan
Week X: Iraq
Week XI: Guns

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