Last week on Current.com - 10/6-10/12

Whoa, how did it get to be Wednesday already? The days are simply flying by, so let's recap last week before it completely gets away from us.

// Hack the Debate III //

As planned, John McCain and Barack Obama faced off last week in the second presidential debate of the election season. Sparks flew, people tweeted, and Dan Rather kept both of the candidates in line, to the best of his ability. We're doing it all again this week with Hack the Debate IV. So whether you missed last week's debate or if you're just looking for more information, head over to our debate page:

http://current.com/debate

1. Sign up for a Twitter account: http://twitter.com/signup

2. Include #current in your tweets on the night of the debate.

3. Watch the debates on Current TV, or watch our live stream online at: http://current.com/debate

4. Follow Current on Twitter: http://twitter.com/current

// VC2 Leaderboard Winner //

JesseMorgan's pod, Norman's Favorite Donkey, is a look at a Canadian farmer's interest in the US elections despite the looming elections in his native Canada. It's an interesting take on the election year, so give it a look and leave JesseMorgan a comment and a vote.

View Norman's Favorite Donkey: http://current.com/items/89369402_

See more contributions from JesseMorgan: http://current.com/people/JesseMorgan

// Top 5 Contributors on Current.com //

After tallying last week's contributions, I can only come to one conclusion: starr111 must've gone on vacation. This week belonged to bmltv, who took the #1 sport with 444 items. Wow. Check out the rest of the standings:

bmltv (444 items)
http://current.com/people/bmltv

itenerantsurf (130 items)
http://current.com/people/itenerantsurf

TravG73 (106 items)
http://current.com/people/TravG73

Apocalipstick (78 items)
http://current.com/people/Apocalipstick

shugaray (74 items)
http://current.com/people/ivxx

It takes a lot to clip items at such a steady pace week after week. Keep up the good work!

// Most Commented Stories //

The week before last was dominated by discussions about the plummeting Dow, but apparently last week was back to business at hand: election, election, election. Well, to be fair, there was some excellent discussion around the combat unity deployed on US soil, and INSERT OKLAHOMA ABORTION STORY DETAILS. Aside from that, the topics du jour centered on McCain, Obama, and Palin. Anyone want to throw a Joe Biden story in for good measure? Here are the top commented stories from each day last week, in case you missed them the first time around:

Monday
Army combat unit to deploy on US soil
http://current.com/items/89375879_

Tuesday
Obama hatred at McCain rallies: "Kill him!"
http://current.com/items/89380265_

Wednesday
McCain, Obama face off in high stakes debate
http://current.com/items/89382048_

Thursday
Son of Tenn. Lawmaker Hacked Palin's E-Mail
http://current.com/items/89385157_

Friday
Owner's sign says Obama supporters can't park in his lot
http://current.com/items/89392696_

Saturday
US: panel finds Palin abused power
http://current.com/items/89394712_

Sunday
US: Oklahoma forces women undergoing abortion to view fetus
http://current.com/items/89397352_

As you can imagine, these are just the top stories discussed each day, so if there was another that stood out to you from last week, please let me know in a comment below. I'll see you back here next Monday!

Best,
Mario

Online Community Team

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