Obama, McCain debate in Oxford, Mississippi

Journalist Jim Lehrer speaks to the audience prior to hosting the first presidential debate with Republican Presidential Nominee Sen. John McCain (AZ) and Democratic Presidential Nominee Sen. Barack Obama (IL) 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)