TIME EDITOR GIVES BARACK AN A- IN DEBATE PERFORMANCE; GIVES MCCAIN A B-

So far, the news is good from the debate front. CNN analyst David Gergen said all Obama needed to do was to hold his ground on foreign policy (John McCain's acknowledged strong point), but that McCain badly needed -- but didn't get -- the clear debate victory he sought. Meanwhile, Time magazine editor Mark Halperin gives high marks to Obama in his performance.

Here are Halperin's stories, with Obama's review first, then McCain's.

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