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By The Quad-City Times | Friday, September 21, 2007 |

Wall Street Journal: Particularly prickly was Mr. Biden, who said he doubted anyone on the stage had the chops to successfully pass legislation on the scale of health-care reform. Full story.

Washington Post online campaign diary: Living up to his pledge to cut back on presidential debates, Sen. Barack Obama skipped a panel on health care and economic issues last night in Iowa -- leaving the Democratic frontrunner, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, to draw fire from the rest of the field all by herself. Full story.

Bloomberg: The Democrats participating largely had praise for Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, while railing against predatory mortgage lenders. The Fed Sept. 18 lowered its benchmark interest rate by a half point to protect the U.S. from sinking into a recession sparked by the housing-market collapse. Full story.

New York Times: Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico called for improved preventive care, especially for diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease. Senator Joe Biden of Delaware took note of what he called similarities in the candidates’ health care plans. “It’s not the plan,” he said. “It’s the man or the woman pushing the plan.” Both Mr. Biden and Mrs. Clinton, eager to score points on the issue of family caregivers, told the audience that their own mothers live with them. Full story.

Des Moines Register's David Yepsen: Clinton turned in her usual good performance in these debates. She’s showing her expertise on complex issues and as she does she’s making herself more appealing to more voters. Full story.

Real Clear Politics: Yes, tonight's debate has its moments - okay, moment - when Joe Biden went to town on his colleagues, especially Bill Richardson. But the most pointed remarks of the night came from Senator Chris Dodd in the spin room after the debate. Full story.

MSNBC First read: speaking for Joe Biden, state senator Joe Seng (D-Davenport) said there's a method to the senator's jokes about the rumors that he's running for Secretary of State. "I think he had a reason for that, and I think he's exploited it," he said of Biden's laughing mention of the media speculation about the job he's "really" angling for. "He's the only candidate who's been suggested as Secretary of State, and for good reason." Full story.