Did Face to Face in a Town Hall Format Make a Difference?

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Since Obama and McCain won their respective nominations, the economic crisis has created a new set of problems for American voters. Did the candidates propose new solutions in last night's debate or fall back on familiar promises? We hear from supporters on both sides and from observers in some of the critical battleground states. Also, central banks cut rates in a global show of force, and another battle between the courts and the Bush Administration over prisoners at Guantánamo Bay.

Since Obama and McCain won their respective nominations, the economic crisis has created a new set of problems for American voters. Did the candidates propose new solutions in last night's debate or fall back on familiar promises? We hear from supporters on both sides and from observers in some of the critical battleground states. Also, central banks cut rates in a global show of force. On Reporter's Notebook, the Bush Administration concedes that 17 Chinese Muslims are not "enemy combatants." So why is it opposing a judge's order to release them after 6 years at Guantánamo Bay?

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Credits

Host:

Warren Olney

Producers:

Sonya Geis, Christian Bordal, Frances Anderton