Meanwhile, on the campaign trail, it remains unclear if McCain will join Obama tonight for their scheduled debate at the University of Mississippi. Speaking at the Clinton Global Initiative Meeting in New York, McCain indicated he still plans to skip out.

Sen. John McCain: “As of this morning, I suspended my political campaign, as you know, with so much on the line for America and the world. The debate that matters most right now is taking place in the United States capital, and I intend to join it. Senator Obama is doing the same. America should be proud of the bipartisanship that we’re seeing.”

Obama, meanwhile, told the same crowd he wants the debate to proceed.

Sen. Barack Obama: “Our election is in forty days, our economy is in crisis, our nation is fighting two wars abroad. The American people, I believe, deserve to hear directly from myself and Senator McCain about how we intend to lead our country. The times are too serious to put our campaign on hold or to ignore the full range of issues that the next president will face.”