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63 million TV viewers tuned in for the debate
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The second debate matchup between John McCain and Barack Obama proved a strong draw with TV viewers Tuesday night. More than 63 million people tuned in to watch the debate in Nashville, Tenn., a sizable increase over the 52.4 million who watched their first forum Sept. 26.
That makes Tuesday's event the ninth-most-watched presidential debate since Nielsen Media Research starting tracking the audience in 1960. But the presidential candidates still couldn't match the interest level in their running mates. Sarah Palin and Joseph Biden had 69.9 million viewers for their sole debate Oct. 2.
PLEA IN PALIN HACKING CASE
The son of a Democratic Tennessee state lawmaker pleaded not guilty Wednesday to hacking Palin's e-mail account.
David Kernell, 20, of Knoxville, Tenn., entered the plea in federal court in Knoxville, the same day prosecutors unsealed an indictment charging him with intentionally accessing Palin's e-mail account without authorization.
Kernell, an economics student at the University of Tennessee, was released without posting bond, but the court limited his computer use to checking his own e-mail and doing class work.
Kernell's father is longtime state Rep. Mike Kernell of Memphis, chairman of Tennessee's House Government Operations Committee.
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