FINANCIAL TIMES: Joe Biden and Paul Ryan energetically attacked each other’s policy platforms during a wide-ranging vice-presidential debate covering issues from abortion to Afghanistan, offering voters two starkly different visions for America just 26 days before the election.
Mr Biden, the sitting vice-president, achieved his goal of putting forward a passionate case for a second term for the Democratic team, a week after President Barack Obama confounded supporters with a lacklustre performance during his first debate with Mitt Romney, his Republican rival for the White House.
But Mr Ryan also offered plenty of lines to cheer his party’s base, outlining Republican plans to boost the economy and attacking the Obama administration over the deficit. He also sharply criticised the administration’s approach to Syria and Libya… (more)
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