Poll Results Suggest More Uncommitted Voters Saw Obama As Debate Winner  —  UPDATED WITH NEAR-FINAL NUMBERS CBS News and Knowledge Networks conducted a nationally representative poll of approximately 500 uncommitted voters reacting to the debate in the minutes after it happened.

GOP concerned about Palin  —  A growing number of Republicans are expressing concern about Sarah Palin's uneven — and sometimes downright awkward — performances in her limited media appearances.  —  Conservative columnists Kathleen Parker, a former Palin supporter, says the vice presidential nominee should step aside.

McCain Wins Debate  —  Although the fate of tonight's presidential debate in Mississippi remains very much up in the air, John McCain has apparently already won it — if you believe an Internet ad an astute reader spotted next to this piece in the online edition of the Wall Street Journal this morning.

Sarah Palin's Beauty Pageant Swimsuit Competition Footage (VIDEO)  —  Sarah Palin's 1984 beauty pageant swimsuit competition video has hit the web.  An Alaskan has uploaded what he claims to be 100% real footage of Sarah Palin in a red tank suit in the 1984 Miss Alaska contest.

INITIAL REACTION  —  My take on this debate was that both candidates made their basic arguments clearly.  They stuck to the points they're making on the campaign trail.  Neither of these guys are powerful debaters but both held up well.  I didn't see many real gaffes or mistakes.

‘McCain is right’  —  The McCain campaign is up with a very fast YouTube on Obama's repeated assents to things McCain said.

Ignore The Pundits: How To Figure Out Who Won The Debate  —  There were 23 debates during the Democratic primary and part of my job on the Hillary campaign was to monitor the post-debate reaction in the media.  I watched hundreds of self-described political experts instantly declare who won and who lost.

Who won?  —  I'm giving it to McCain — and you know I'm a tough grader on him.  —  He was slow out of the gate — a broken record on earmarks and spending — but Obama failed to turn the bailout debacle against him.  McCain hit his stride in the second half, schooling Obama on counterinsurgency …

DEBATE LIVEBLOGGING.  —  10:37: Final statements.  McCain says Obama is unready.  Obama says his father came from Kenya and loved America and its values.  That basically encapsulates the debate.  —  10:34: More Bill Schneider: “McCain almost certainly misspoke when he said he wouldn't speak with Spain …

Evangelist arrested in child porn case  —  (CNN) — Evangelist Tony Alamo was arrested Thursday in Flagstaff, Arizona, on charges related to a child porn investigation, an FBI spokesman said.  —  The 74-year-old founder and leader of Tony Alamo Christian Ministries was arrested without incident at 2:45 p.m. …

As predicted, the “Sen. McCain is right” video  —  I said it would come before the stroke of midnight — it actually arrives before the debate is even over.

Gas Shortage In the South Creates Panic, Long Lines  —  If Drivers Can Fill Up, They Get Sticker Shock  —  Gasoline shortages hit towns across the southeastern United States this week, sparking panic buying, long lines and high prices at stations from the small towns of northeast Alabama …

Ku Klux Klan Members Plan to Appear at Presidential Debate Site  —  Corey Dade reports from Oxford, Miss., on the presidential race.  —  When the University of Mississippi hosts the first presidential debate tonight, the two sides of its troubled racial history could converge.

Live-Blogging Ole Miss  —  10.31 pm.  It strikes me as a mistake for McCain to end the debate on his commitment to staying in Iraq indefinitely.  Obama's emphasis on the broader global conflict and our broader responsibilities will reach more people.  His vision seems broader, wiser, and more focused on ordinary people.