New York, Oct. 17 : A study shows that the Kings of Late Night are not equal-opportunity destroyers this year when it comes to telling jokes about the candidates for president and vice president.

They are hammering Republicans a stunning seven times more often than they skewer Democrats, reports Fox News.

Washington, Oct. 17: The third and final presidential debate between Senators John McCain and Barack Obama Wednesday night did not draw a landmark viewing audience. An adequate audience is more likely, reports the Washington Times.

Overnight ratings in the nation''s top 56 local television markets was 38.3 rating points, according to Nielsen Media Research.

One rating point equals 1 percent of the total TV audience in a given market - essentially, 38 percent of the viewers in those areas were tuned in.

Washington, Oct 17 : Republican presidential candidate John McCain after spending the day on the campaign trail returned to New York to bury the hatchet with popular late-night show host David Letterman, since he cancelled his appearance on the show on September 24.

New York, Oct 17 : Republican John McCain for the last 19 days of the presidential campaign will be playing nothing but defense as the global financial crisis, coupled with his rival Barack Obama’s steady performance through the three presidential debates, have left him with an extremely difficult path to the White House.

The Washington Post reported that McCain has been unable to pick off any state won by the Democrats four years ago, and he must prevent Obama from winning any of half a dozen Republican states that now appear vulnerable.

Washington - The US presidential candidates put aside the serious business of courting voters Thursday night to match wits before a well-heeled crowd that expected to be entertained, not wooed.

Dressed in a white tie and black dinner jacket, Republican John McCain, 72, insisted he had dismissed his entire team of senior advisors and replaced them with "a man named Joe the Plumber" - a reference to an Ohio man who has become Everyman in the bitter race for the White House.

Washington, Oct 17 : Republican presidential nominee, who faces an uphill road to the White House, has said he loves where his campaign is and continued to hammer his Democratic rival Barack Obama for waging what he calls class warfare.

On the heels of the final presidential debate, polls suggest the race could be tightening, and even Obama warned his supporters on Thursday not to get cocky.