Quietly, Lehrer goads pair into battle

This campaign has grown so vicious, so circuslike, that just seeing Jim Lehrer at the helm of last night's presidential debate felt, at first, like a relief. This was a setting meticulously designed for statesmanship (or ripe for parody on "The Colbert Report"): Red carpet, blue curtain backdrop, a giant eagle hanging from the wall, and Lehrer at a desk, ... (Full article: 604 words)

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