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News: Live Chat on WKYC.COM during the Presidential Debate Tuesday at 9 PM ET

Tuesday at 9 PM, you can watch the 2nd Presidential Debate between Barack Obama and John McCain on wkyc.com Plus, we'll have a live interactive chat with Senior Political Correspondent Tom Beres who will share some thoughts about the debate and the issues discussed. Join us live on wkyc.com beginning at 9 PM, ET for a web chat live from the WKYC Digital Broadcast Center

Director's Alert: WKYC to help sponsor Presidential debate

CLEVELAND -- Democratic presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have accepted an invitation from NBC and Cleveland State University to debate in Cleveland on Tuesday, February 26th. This acceptance from Obama comes after announcing on Wednesday that he would focus his time in Ohio on meeting with voters and not debating. Hillary Clinton has been pushing for a debate since she and Obama essentially split the Super Tuesday vote. WKYC is helping to sponsor the event. NBC's Tim Russert and Brian Williams will moderate the event. NBC Nightly News will broadcast live from Cleveland the night of the debate. Dr. Michael Schwartz, Cleveland State University President, said the University was contacted Thursday. They were asked to accomodate the event and are very, very glad. President Schwartz said: "This is very important for Cleveland. It matters for the University a great deal as well. We will do anything we can to promote this region." He also believes this is...