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- Date of debate: October 2, 2008
- Democratic candidate: Joe Biden
- Republican candidate: Sarah Palin
- Moderator: Gwen Ifill
- Length of debate: Approximately 90 minutes
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The 2008 Vice-Presidential debate between Joe Biden and Sarah Palin occurred on October 2, 2008. In the debate, Biden and Palin discussed a wide range of issues, including the $700 billion bailout bill, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, gay marriage and the role of the Vice-President.
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Order of Questions or Topics Discussed
- Is Bailout Bill the best of Washington or worst of Washington?
- How would you work to shrink this gap of polarization that has sprung up in Washington?
- Who was at fault in subprime lending meltdown?
- Health care plans
- What promises have you and your campaigns made to the American people that you are not going to be able to keep?
- Would you have supported the bill Congress passed last year that made it difficult for debt-strapped mortgage holders to declare bankruptcy?
- What is true and false about the causes of climate change?
- Do you support granting benefits to same-sex couples and do you support gay marriage?
- What should be our Iraq exit strategy?
- What's a greater threat: a nuclear Iran or an unstable Afghanistan?
- Do you think former secretaries of state are wrong when they say we should engage with our enemies?
- What has the administration done right or wrong in regard to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and is a two-state solution the solution?
- What should be the trigger when nuclear weapons come into play?
- Do you believe in intervention in foreign crises?
- How would your administration be different from the administration of your running mate?
- What is the role of the vice-president?
- What are your weaknesses and why?
- Can you think of a single issue in which you had to change long-held views to accommodate current circumstances?
- Final statements
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VP Debate Video News
- MSNBC: The Biden-Palin Debate (October 2, 2008)
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VP Debate Video Questions
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VP Debate Video Excerpts
- MSNBC: An Agreement on Gay Rights (Time: 2:50) (October 2, 2008)
<iframe height="339" width="425" src="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/27000984#27000984" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> - MSNBC: The Causes of Climate Change? {Time: 5:31) (October 2, 2008)
<iframe height="339" width="425" src="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/27000946#27000946" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> - MSNBC: Iraq Exit Strategy (Time: 5:34) (October 2, 2008)
<iframe height="339" width="425" src="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/27001032#27001032" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> - MSNBC: Biden or Palin Administration? (Time: 5:26) (October 2, 2008)
<iframe height="339" width="425" src="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/27001509#27001509" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> - MSNBC: Closing Statements (Time: 3:30) (October 2, 2008)
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