US presidential candidates to face-off in 2nd debate

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Source: CCTV.com | 10-08-2008 09:20

US presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama are in Nashville, Tennessee, preparing for Tuesday night's high-stakes debate.

Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (L) (D-IL) and Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R) (R-AZ) greet each other at the beginning of the presidential debate at Belmont University in  Nashville, Tennessee October 7, 2008. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES)

The second of three presidential debates comes just four weeks before the November 4th election.

It offers Republican McCain one of his last best chances to halt Democrat Obama's recent surge in the increasingly vitriolic race.

The debate will include questions on both domestic and foreign policy raised by audience members at Nashville's Belmont University, and from voters on the Internet.

In addition to growing concern about the state of America's finances, the candidates are also likely to go after each other on character issues.

McCain and his running mate Alaska Governor Sarah Palin have forcefully re-injected those issues into the campaign since the weekend.

Editor:Zhang Pengfei