By
The Associated Press
.
Published: Thu, September 25, 2008 - 4:39 pm
Last Updated: Thu, September 25, 2008 - 4:42 pm
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - Governor Barbour says he expects the firstpresidential debate at Ole Miss to go ahead, though he says he
doesn't have any inside information.
Republican John McCain had suggested the debate be postponed as Congress and the White House
try to forge a bailout to the nation's financial meltdown.
Democrat Barack Obama said given the economic situation,
it's more important than ever for voters to hear from the
presidential candidates.
Ole Miss has spent more than $4.5 million dollars to prepare for the debate. Streets are blocked, and campus security
is tight.
The university has been holding seminars, voter-registration
drives and other events leading into what's supposed to be McCain
and Obama's first debate since they were nominated at their
parties' national conventions last month.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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