CBS Evening News - 2008-10-02
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[0:02] Tonight, they're meeting in St. Louis,
[0:04] Joe Biden and Sarah Palin facing off in
[0:07] their one and only debate.
[0:09] I'm Katie Couric. Also tonight, our
[0:11] special series, Vice Presidential
[0:14] Questions. What do you think is the best
[0:16] thing and the worst thing that Dick
[0:18] Cheney has done as Vice President?
[0:21] The Senate approves a financial bailout.
[0:23] How the bill was sweetened to try to get
[0:25] the House to go along.
[0:28] And the FDA is being urged to ban
[0:31] over-the-counter cough and cold
[0:32] medicines for children six and younger.
[0:41] This is the CBS Evening News with Katie
[0:44] Couric reporting tonight from St. Louis,
[0:47] Missouri.
[0:49] Good evening, everyone, from the Gateway
[0:51] City. This is the Field House at
[0:52] Washington University, where tonight the
[0:55] candidates for Vice President will
[0:56] debate. Republican Governor Sarah Palin
[0:59] of Alaska has flown to St. Louis this
[1:01] afternoon from Arizona, where she's been
[1:03] prepping. And Democratic Senator Joe
[1:05] Biden arrived from his home state of
[1:07] Delaware, where he's been doing the
[1:09] same. We have two reports tonight,
[1:11] beginning with Dean Reynolds. And Dean,
[1:13] with critics of Governor Palin, both
[1:15] Democratic and Republican, questioning
[1:17] her qualifications, the McCain campaign
[1:20] has a lot riding on this debate.
[1:24] That's right. Good evening, Katie. With
[1:25] the economic downturn already having
[1:28] shaken his campaign, John McCain will be
[1:30] watching tonight's vice presidential
[1:32] debate knowing that it could render a
[1:34] critical verdict on his judgment.
[1:37] Uh Governor Sarah Palin's going to have
[1:39] a little debate tonight. The signs are
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