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McCain Fails to Trip Up Obama Over Joe the Plumber

Eye-rolling demeanor signaled McCain's frustrations in the last presidential candidates' debate

Posted October 16, 2008
Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, and Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, are shown on television screens at the media filing center during the final presidential debate held at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y.

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, and Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, are shown on television screens at the media filing center during the final presidential debate held at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. (Jae C. Hong/AP)

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, and Republican candidate Sen. John McCain, take their seats at the start of a presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y.

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, and Republican candidate Sen. John McCain, take their seats at the start of a presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. (Seth Wenig/AP)

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, looks at Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, during the presidential debate, at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y.

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, looks at Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, during the presidential debate, at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. (Gary Hershorn/AP/Pool)

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