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The second debate between President Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney will be held Oct. 16, 2012, at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. CNN's Candy Crowley, who referred to Mr. Romney's choice of Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate as a “death wish,” will moderate. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney waves with his wife, Ann, during a Oct. 7, 2012, campaign rally in Port St. Lucie, Fla. (Associated Press)
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Comedian Jeff Foxworthy is a national co-chairman of the group Sportsmen for Romney. (Associated Press)
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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns in front of The Golden Lamb Inn and Restaurant in Lebanon, Ohio, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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U.S. Special Forces have paired with local troops and Ugandan soldiers in the Central African Republic to help find fugitive Joseph Kony, whose Lord's Resistance Army has been raping, pillaging and plundering villages across the region. (Associated Press)
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Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill makes a point about Republican challenger Rep. W. Todd Akin on Sept. 21 during their first debate in the U.S. Senate race in Missouri. A surge in GOP voter turnout in the past decade increases Mr. Akin’s chances of winning. Republicans also credit a strong evangelical faction and a shift in party preference by rural voters. (Associated Press)
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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns at The Golden Lamb restaurant in Lebanon, Ohio, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Rubbie McCoy, a plaintiff in a lawsuit filed against Morgan Stanley, describes her situation in New York on Monday as her attorney Elizabeth Cabraser looks on. Ms. McCoy is part of a suit that claims that Morgan Stanley discriminated against black homeowners and violated federal civil rights laws. She said her mortgage broker falsified her loan application in 2006. (Associated Press)
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President Reagan (left) bested challenger Walter F. Mondale (right) in 1984 after Mr. Mondale promised he would raise taxes. (Associated Press)
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Vice President George H.W. Bush (left) won in 1988 in part owing to Michael Dukakis’ opposition to the death penalty. (Associated Press)
