October 17, 2008 2:30 p.m.
“Poll: 56% say Obama won the last debate, giving him “wins” in all three” is the major news headline on USA Today. A survey conducted through national phone interviews with 729 adults who watch the debate revealed 56% stating Obama’s victory, 30% believing McCain was the winner, and 15% having no opinion. Although Obama is clearly thought to have won the third debate, McCain's "I'm not Bush" come back was quite clever.
“Obama accuses McCain of wanting to cut Medicare” states that Obama said that rival John McCain would cut $882 billion from Medicare to finance his health care plan resulting in costly drugs and lower quality care for senior citizens. The article reports that campaign officials said the $882 billion estimate was taken from a study by the Center for American Progress which is made up of prominent Democrats. The story says that McCain had no immediate response.
Another headline story, “McCain vs. Obama: The story on taxes” discusses that even with a $700 billion financial bailout recently enacted, both candidates have promised to lower taxes for many Americans. McCain wants to extend the Bush administrations 2001 tax cuts, and Obama wants to take away some of the tax cuts for wealthy Americans, reducing taxes for low and middle class individuals. The article states that whoever is elected will face a brutal reality, because the Congressional Budget Office estimates the nation’s debt will raise to $2.3 trillion by 2018.
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