Attacks on Trump, Clinton dominate VP debateThe two candidates for US vice president launched bitter attacks on the reputations and policies of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump Tuesday during a fiery debate five weeks from Election Day. Polls show Clinton gaining in the wake of a punishing week for her Republican rival Trump, who has been hammered by controversies over his taxes and his treatment of women. “Senator Kaine could not stop interrupting Governor Pence,” Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway told CBS news after the debate. They each have sons serving in the US military, and they are seen as more religious than Clinton and Trump. He prepared intensively for the debate, unlike Trump, who did little to practice for his September 26 encounter with Clinton.

Source: Manila Bulletin October 05, 2016 09:11 UTC