Obama, McCain debate in Oxford, Mississippi

Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (AZ) and Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (IL) participate in the first presidential debate, moderated by journalist Jim Lehrer, at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi, on September 26, 2008. The debate went on despite McCain's call for postponement in the face of the current economic crises. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)