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October 15, 2008
The final presidential debate

Barack Obama and John McCain meet Wednesday night for their third and final presidential debate. Wednesday's debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., is slated to focus entirely on the economy and domestic policy. The candidates will be seated at a table with moderator Bob Schieffer of CBS. As we prepare for the debate, here is a look back at images of the campaign from the last month. (38 images)

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Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., arrives for a technical walk-through of the debate site in advance of the presidential debate with Democrat rival Barack Obama at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., Tuesday, Oct. 7.  AP / Charles Dharapak

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., smiles as he arrives for a technical walk through before a scheduled townhall-style presidential debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., Tuesday, Oct. 7.  AP / Charles Dharapak

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Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain listens as the sound of a truck backing up can be heard inside the EFCO building during a roundtable  in Des Moines, Iowa, Tuesday morning, Sept. 30. AP / John Gaps III

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., laughs as he is applauded by supporters at a rally in Jacksonville, Fla., Saturday, Sept., 20. AP / Phil Sandlin

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Republican vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, left, and Democratic vice presidential candidate, Sen Joe Biden, D-Del., respond to questions from moderator Gwen Ifill of PBS, center, during their vice presidential debate Thursday, Oct. 2, in St. Louis, Mo.  AP / Don Emmert

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Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., shakes hands in Mosinee, Wisc., Thursday, Oct. 9. AP / Gerald Herbert

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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama greets supporters as he arrives for a rally at Abington High School in Abington, Penna., Friday, October 3. Alejandro A. Alvarez / Philadelphia Daily News

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Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., participates in a rally in Albuquerque, N.M., Monday, Oct. 6.  McCain is scheduled to debate Democratic rival Barack Obama in the second of three presidential debates.  AP / Gerald Herbert

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., speaks at a campaign event in front of the J. Douglas Galyon Depot in Greensboro, N.C., Saturday, Sept. 27.  AP / Alex Brandon

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Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks at a rally in Mosinee, Wisc., Thursday, Oct. 9. AP / Gerald Herbert

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks during a rally at Schwarzman Stadium at Abington High School in Abington, Pa. Friday, Oct. 3.  AP / Alex Brandon

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A supporter takes a  cell phone photo of Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. as he waves to supporters during a rally at the Center Court Sports Complex in Waukesha, Wis.,  Thursday Oct. 9.  AP / Darren Hauck

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., is reflected in the sunglasses of a supporter as he shakes hands at a rally in front of the Ross County Courthouse in Chillicothe, Ohio, Friday, Oct. 10.  AP / Alex Brandon

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Supporters reach out to shake the hand of Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., at a rally in Albuquerque, N.M., Monday, Oct. 6. AP / Gerald Herbert

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., shakes hands at a rally at Victory Landing Park in Newport News, Va., Saturday, Oct. 4. AP / Alex Brandon

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Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., wave to volunteers working inside his campaign headquarters in Arlington, Va., Sunday, Oct. 12.  AP / Carolyn Kaster

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With security officers on the rooftop behind him, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at a rally at Progress Plaza in Philadelphia, Saturday, Oct. 11.  AP / Alex Brandon

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Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.,hugs his wife Cindy during a rally in Bethlehem, Pa., Wednesday, Oct. 8. AP / Gerald Herbert

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., shares a moment with his wife Michelle Obama as Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., speaks at a rally in front of the Detroit Public Library in Detroit, Mich. Sunday, Sept. 28.  AP / Alex Brandon

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Republican presidential candidate John McCain greets supporters following his address at a rally at the Anoka County/ Blaine Airport in Blaine, Minn., Friday, Sept. 19.  Elizabeth Flores / Minneapolis Star Tribune

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama greets supporters at Victory Landing Park in Newport News, Virginia, Saturday, Oct. 4.  Dennis Tennant / Newport News Daily Press

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Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., arrives to speak at a town hall style campaign stop in Pueblo, Colo. Friday, Oct. 3.  AP / Gerald Herbert

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Supporters cheer for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., during a rally at Schwarzman Stadium at Abington High School in Abington, Pa., Friday, Oct. 3.  AP / Matt Rourke

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Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., arrives at a rally in Columbus, Ohio, Monday, Sept. 29.  AP / Gerald Herbert

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., shakes hands at a rally in front of the Mayfair Diner in Philadelphia, Saturday, Oct. 11. AP / Alex Brandon

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Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., greets people as he walks to his motorcade after his debate preparation session at the Radisson Hotel in Sedona, Ariz., Sunday, Oct. 5.  AP / Gerald Herbert

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. greets supporter after a rally in Coral Gables, Fla., Friday, Sept. 19.  AP / Chris Carlson

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Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., boards his campaign plane with his wife Cindy to return to Washington in Newark, N.J.Thursday, Sept. 25. AP / Gerald Herbert

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., talks on the phone as he steps off the plane in Reno, Nev., Monday, Sept. 29. AP / Alex Brandon

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CBS News anchor Katie Couric interviews Republican Presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, in New York.  CBS News / J.P. Filo

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Michelle Obama, wife of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, makes an appearance on 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart' on Wednesday, Oct.8, in New York.  AP / Evan Agostini

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Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., places his hand to his heart as he is introduced to deliver a speech on the economy at the Truman Library in Independence, Mo., Wednesday, Oct. 1.  McCain promised that a McCain administration would "apply new rules to Wall Street, to end the frenzies of speculation by people gaming the system, and to make sure that this present crisis is never repeated."  AP / Gerald Herbert

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., waves as he enters a rally at Schwarzman Stadium at Abington High School in Abington, Pa. Friday, Oct. 3.  AP / Alex Brandon

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Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks along with vice presidential running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin,  at a rally in Media, Pa., Monday, Sept. 22. With them are Sen Arlen Specter, R-Pa., and Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., center.  AP / Gerald Herbert

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama speaks during a rally on Sunday, Sept. 28, in Detroit, Mich.  Mandi Wright / Detroit Free Press

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Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., talks on the phone inside his campaign headquarters in Arlington, Va., Saturday, Sept. 27. AP / Gerald Herbert

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks to a rain-soaked crowd at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Va. on Saturday evening, Sept. 27, 2008. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama sought to score a quick post-debate advantage Saturday by traveling to two Republican-leaning states and accusing GOP rival John McCain of being out of touch with middle-class Americans.   The Free Lance-Star / Robert A. Martin


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