The third and final presidential debate was held at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. on Long Island. Below is our live, blow-by-blow coverage of the debate. Contributors included Sun Editors David Wittenberg and Katie Engelhart, as well as panelists from the left and the right. Also, check out our blog from the Hofstra campus, and our previous live blogs from the other debates:

• Live Blogging the Debate- Sept. 26 from The University of Mississippi, Oxford, Miss.

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Republican John McCain is looking to turnaround his fortunes in the final presidential debate with Democrat Barack Obama, a forum focused on pocketbook issues and domestic policy Wednesday night.

Both candidates released proposals this week designed to boost the economy as financial institutions wobble and voters feel the pinch of a faltering economy. The debate is at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., with the candidates seated at a table with moderator Bob Schieffer of CBS.

With the economic crisis fueling public unease, Obama has built leads nationally and in key states as the turmoil has returned the nation's focus to the policies of the unpopular President Bush. The burden now is on McCain to try to reverse his slide.