Update: No Wright, but Ayers has come up, big time. Obama's response is that 1) he rejects Ayers' past "despicable acts" and 2) Ayers "associated" in Chicago philanthropy with a lot of people, including known Republicans such as the president of Northwestern University. Given a clear opportunity by Bob Schieffer to bring up Rev. Wright and Bill Ayers, McCain demurs. He says a lot of other nasty stuff, but he doesn't pull the gloves totally off, as many conservatives hoped he would. --Dana Goldstein
