Full Schedule of Debates

Friday, Sept. 26: Presidential Debate

Participants: Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill.
Time: 9-10:30PM ET
Subject: Foreign policy and national security
Moderator: PBS' Jim Lehrer
Format and Rules: Two-minute answers, followed by five-minute discussion for each question
Location: University of Mississippi, Oxford, Miss.

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Thursday, Oct. 2: Vice Presidential Debate

Participants: Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., and Gov. Sarah Palin, R-Alaska
Time: 9-10:30PM ET
Subject: All topics to be covered
Moderator: PBS' Gwen Ifill
Format and Rules: Ninety-second answers, followed by two-minute discussion for each question. Two-minute closing statements
Location: Washington University in St. Louis, Mo.

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Tuesday, Oct. 7: Presidential Debate

Participants: Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill.
Time: 9-10:30PM ET
Subject: All topics
Moderator: NBC News' Tom Brokaw
Format and Rules: Town-hall format; Two-minute answers, followed by one-minute discussion for each question
Location: Belmont University, Nashville, Tenn.

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Wednesday, Oct. 15: Presidential Debate

Participants: Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill.
Time: 9-10:30PM ET
Subject: The economy and domestic policy
Moderator: CBS News' Bob Schieffer
Format and Rules: Two-minute answers, followed by five-minute discussion for each question. Two-minute closing statements
Location: Hofstra University, Hempstead, N.Y.