Obama/Romney Encore: 2012 US Presidential Debate No. 2 - Updated

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Joy of joys... President Obama and Mitt Romney once again get back on the stage tonight at Hofstra University for their second general election debate.  The stakes are high for both candidates tonight, folks, as Obama seeks to recover the political ground he lost thirteen days ago, (when he basically snoozed through the last unfortunate encounter.)  Romney now has his own new polling turf to to protect, of course; so he can't afford to sit on his... laurels.

Tonight's debate will be broadcast on all the major TV networks, of course.  But for those who'd prefer to "tune in" and view via the miracle of electrons bouncing back and forth through a "series of internet tubes," here's a link to our hands down choice for Presidential debate viewing... the 99.9% talking head/political pundit-free C-SPAN Network:

• C-SPAN debate video (Recorded 10/16/12)

The debate starts at 7 p.m. Mountain Time, by the way, so you have plenty of time to get over to your local grocery stores to stock up on Orville Redenbachers.

And just so's you won't be stuck twiddling you thumbs between now and the time debate moderator Candy Crowley brings the gavel down, here are a few carefully selected pre-debate stories to chew on in the meantime:

• What to watch for in the second presidential debate WaPo
• 2012 Presidential Debate: What To Watch For At Hofstra - HuffPo
• 5 things to watch at the debate - Politico
• Leaked Debate Agreement Shows Both Obama and Romney are Sniveling Cowards - Gawker 

Your ever-savvy comments are invited, of course, before, during and after tonight's debate.

Update 10/17/12 8:00 a.m.: A few post debate items for our readers' consideration:

• Obama Delivers - HuffPo
• With stakes high, Obama hits back at Romney in a fiery second debate - WaPo
• For the President, Punch, Punch, Another Punch - NYTimes
• Video - POLITICO Playback: 10/17/12 - Politico
• October 17, 2012 - Nate Silver - Daily Show

Comments, anyone?