Campaign '08: Nation's Eyes Turn To Hofstra

Long Island College Set To Host Final McCain-Obama Debate Of Contentious 2008 Election Season Campaign '08 Complete Coverage About The Candidates & Issues (CBS) It's the hottest ticket in town. Thousands in the New York area are vying for a seat to the last presidential debate. But fewer than 200 may get a seat. And most of them will be the lucky students at Hofstra University, the host of this final face-off between Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama. The eyes of the nation are now turning to America's first suburb -- Long Island, where Hofstra University in Hempstead is abuzz. "I will be so excited, feel like I'm in another world and be in such awe," student Alicia Alford said. Alford, who works for campus radio station WHRU, said she must pinch herself to believe she's about to be a part of one of the most riveting... [read full story]