Now that the general election debates are over, University of Missouri Professor of Communication Willliam Benoit has analyzed the content of the three encounters between Senators McCain and Obama. He found that, overall, these presidential debates looked much like earlier debates.

Republican nominee Sarah Palin and Democratic nominee Joe Biden meet for their one and only vice presidential debate. The current economic crisis was the early focus in the much-anticipated 90-minute debate in St. Louis, Missouri. Viewers are wondering who won the VP debate. Let's see who did well.

With many polls showing presidential candidates Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain in a dead heat, many are predicting that the first presidential debate on Sept. 26 could be a turning point in the election.

In the wake of Senator Obama’s refusal to debate Hillary Clinton in the Tar Heel State, North Carolina State Director Ace Smith issued the following statement:

A bill to cut off funding for the Iraq war survived a procedural vote in the U.S. Senate Tuesday. The action came as Army officials told lawmakers they hope combat tours to Iraq and Afghanistan can be shortened beginning later this year, as VOA's Deborah Tate reports from Capitol Hill.

With one week to go before crucial primaries in the large, delegate rich states of Texas and Ohio, the two remaining Democratic presidential candidates, Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, met in a televised debate Tuesday. The debate was held in Cleveland, Ohio and broadcast by the MSNBC cable channel. VOA's Greg Flakus has more on the story from San Antonio, Texas.

Democratic Party presidential candidates, Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are scheduled to hold another televised debate Tuesday in Cleveland, Ohio, after two days of increasingly harsh rhetoric on the campaign trail.

The leadership change in Cuba has sparked a debate in the United States as to whether there should be greater engagement and dialogue between the two estranged nations. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from Washington, some U.S. legislators, both Democrat and Republican, are warming to the idea of direct talks between Washington and Havana.

The Republican debate tonight in the Reagan Library is well on the way and so far the issues of the economy, conservatism and abortion have been dominating the January 30th Republican presidential debate in the Reagan Library. Who is the most conservative republican is the main point so far. This is the last debate in the republican camp before the Super Tuesday.

Today's Republican presidential debate in Iowa will include perennial candidate Alan Keyes. This is the first time Alan Keyes has been invited to any debate.

Television can encourage awareness of political perspectives among Americans, but the incivility and close-up camera angles that characterize much of today’s “in your face” televised political debate also causes audiences to react more emotionally and think of opposing views as less legitimate.