US presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain faced off Tuesday in their second televised debate. - je 08.10.2008 08

US presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain faced off Tuesday in their second televised debate. The main topics were the global financial crisis and security issues. A snap survey after the debate suggested the Democratic contender Obama turned in a better performance than his Republican rival. But the two candidates are still running virtually neck-and-neck in the opinion polls, with Obama having only a two point lead. +++ SYN-MAZ +++