Cartoon campaign buttons for the two presidential candidatesPhotograph: Mike Blake /ReutersGeorge Bush and Sarah Palin impersonators give their support at Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee, which was hosting the second debatePhotograph: Jim Young/ReutersThe former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, left, chats to the former vice-president Al Gore, lower right, the former Tennessee senator Fred Thompson, top, and Gore's wife, Tipper, before the debatePhotograph: J. Scott Applewhite/AP
The moderator, NBC's Tom Brokaw, takes the stagePhotograph: Scott Olson/GettyBarack Obama and John McCain wave to the audiencePhotograph: Charles Dharapak/GettyBarack Obama answers the first questionPhotograph: Rick Wilking /ReutersObama makes a point as John McCain walks byPhotograph: Alex Brandon/APObama and McCain smile during an exchangePhotograph: Carlos Barria/ReutersThe two candidates respond to a questionPhotograph: Jason Reed /ReutersObama looks on as McCain takes his turn to make a point to the crowdPhotograph: Jim Young/ReutersA wide shot of the venue at Belmont UniversityPhotograph: Jim Bourg/APJohn McCain salutes an audience memberPhotograph: Carlos Barria/ReutersMcCain and his wife, Cindy, join Obama and his wife, Michelle, in talking to the audience at the endPhotograph: Charles Dharapak/AP
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