BY KATE KILPATRICK // With the economy and war being top concerns of the 2008 presidential race, Americans have demanded fewer answers from the candidates on issues like immigration, health care and gun control. So it came as a surprise on Wednesday night when special-needs children became a topic of discussion in the final debate between Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain. Read the full story

BY ALBA MORA // Although the Giants were not playing, some 30 people gathered around the big flat-screen TV last night in Emerybay Food Market. Like nearly ten million other Americans, the spectators were watching the first presidential debate between Barack Obama and John McCain, but it didn’t appear to change anybody’s mind. Read the full story

McCain supporters found at Emeryville’s historic eatery.
BY KATE KILPATRICK // Gathered around the copper bar at Emeryville’s upscale Townhouse restaurant on Tuesday night were a handful of folks seldom found in these parts: McCain supporters.
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EMERYBAY FOOD MARKET

BY ALBA MORA// The cook and the young waiter at the Asian food restaurant looked bored. The clean wok pans indicated there wasn’t much work going on. On Tuesday night, the Emerybay Food Market was emptier than the previous two debates of the election season. In front of one TV screen, a handful of people were eating their dinner of noodles and tempura. When it came to thoughts about the presidential debate, the second of three, no one seemed to have any strong opinions, in fact, many seemed disappointed in what they were watching.

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