A debate that escaped disaster
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Democratic vice presidential candidate U.S. Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) speaks as Republican vice presidential candidate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) looks on during the vice presidential debate at the Field House of Washington University's Athletic Complex
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