The Debate is ON Again as McCain Agrees to Attend

Obama said they should meet, and that "It's going to be part of the president's job to deal with more than one thing at once." On Friday morning, after the proposed bailout plan fell apart on Thursday night, McCain agreed to meet.

Obama had always planned to attend the debate and had indicated he would turn it into a town hall meeting if McCain was a no-show.

An AP-Knowledge Networks poll release just prior to McCain's announcement showed the public overwhelmingly wanted the candidates to debate, 60% - 22%, 18% undecided.

The debate is scheduled to begin at 9:00 PM EDT.