Live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour.
Tuesday night's Republican presidential debate took place in Las Vegas, Nevada.
But McCain stood by his decision to suspend his presidential campaign and a call to delay Friday's first presidential debate at the University of Mississippi.
Not until 1976 when Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter confronted President Gerald Ford was there another presidential debate.
The Republicans held their first proper presidential debate, with seven candidates taking part in the proceedings in New Hampshire.
Recently, the presidential debate has shifted to the candidates' personal wealth and who can best relate to voters struggling with high gasoline prices and mortgage payments.
Republican Sarah Palin and Democrat Joe Biden are set to face off in a much-anticipated vice presidential debate Thursday night in St. Louis, Missouri.
In an apparent change of heart, CBS anchorman Dan Rather yesterday turned down an invitation to be a panelist in tomorrow's second presidential debate, saying he preferred" to report on the process than to participate in it."
There is still a month to go, the presidential and vice-presidential debates still need to sink in, and the economy is, to put it mildly, volatile.
And next Friday brings the first of the three important presidential debates.
Tolo plans two more presidential debates, and Thursday night's host said he hoped Karzai would participate.
