Independent voters will ask Barack Obama and John McCain dozens of direct questions at tonight’s debate. And if history is any guide, they’ll spend much of their time reframing issues and evading direct answers to ‘stay on message.’ Join Kojo to explore discrepancies between questions asked and answers provided — and what cutting-edge researchers are learning about the political brain.

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  • Shankar Vedantam National Reporter and "Department of Human Behavior" Columnist at The Washington Post

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