The second presidential debate

James Pindell | Analysis

This debate didn?t have to be this way

This was largely about Donald Trump, personal attacks, and the 1990s, when Bill Clinton was president.

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton clashed during the second presidential debate.

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Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton clashed during Sunday?s debate.

Chelsea (right) and Bill Clinton (left) watched as Trump and Hillary Clinton shook hands.

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Chelsea (right) and Bill Clinton (left) watched as Trump and Hillary Clinton shook hands.

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton spoke at the conclusion of the debate.

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Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton spoke at the conclusion of the debate.

Donald Trump buttoned his jacket at the end of the debate.

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Donald Trump buttoned his jacket at the end of the debate.

Hillary Clinton responded to a question during the debate.

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Hillary Clinton responded to a question during the debate.

Bill Clinton greeted Melania Trump before the debate.

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Bill Clinton greeted Melania Trump before the debate.

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Speaking with a New Zealand TV station, Trump talked about his womanizing image.

Kathleen Willey (left) and Juanita Broaddrick (center), who have accused former President Bill Clinton of sexual assault and unwanted advances, appeared in the audience at Sunday?s debate.

Trump wanted Bill Clinton?s accusers to sit in Trump box, report says

Officials from the Commission on Presidential Debates stepped in before the confrontation took place, according to The Washington Post.

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Donald Trump says he disagrees with his running mate Mike Pence on the proper strategy to deal with the civil war in Syria.

JEFF JACOBY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/10/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/jeff_jacoby_20161010.jpg A sad spectacle in St. Louis

For 90 minutes, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton heaped a little more degradation on American democracy.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/10/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/613703092.jpg A night of drama and personal attacks

From the opening seconds, the animosity was clear: Neither candidate extended a hand for a customary handshake.

EDITORIAL

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Donald Trump?s performance at the second presidential debate did not make a convincing case for his leadership.

Patriots 33, Browns 13

Tom Brady, who led his team out onto the field for Sunday?s game, was eager to return.

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DAN SHAUGHNESSY

All is well with Tom Brady back on field

More than a year and a half later, the Patriots finally put Deflategate behind them.

BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL

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The Patriots offense shifted back into high gear with their star quarterback back under center.

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The move came after US carriers suspended sales and exchanges of the troubled device.

Pastor Jean L. Jeune led congregants in prayer during services at Boston?s First Christian Church Source of Grace Sunday.

Mass. churches linked to Haiti try to help after devastating storm

One Hyde Park pastor implored his followers to keep their faith in Hurricane Matthew?s aftermath.

Adrian Walker

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Keith McDermott was fired last month by Roxbury Community College administrators, but the track community rallied to his aid.

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Patients are challenging their traditional passive role in research, sometimes demanding cash for saliva, blood, and other samples they give to science.

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From the obvious ? Southie accents, Stephen Tyler ? to the subtle ? ?Lawful Seafood,? Fribbles ? the episode pokes fun at our city.

The Eddy, a luxury apartment building on New Street in East Boston, has spectacular views of Boston.

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Housing developers bet big on East Boston

About 1,000 units are being built over a 1-mile stretch of waterfront, with prices intended to undercut newer apartments downtown.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_drought5_met.jpg Drought makes cranberry harvest extra hard work

This is the harvest that tries the souls of the farmers, who rely on water to flood their bogs. But this is the year of the drought.

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If the series goes to a Game 4, expect Rick Porcello to bump Eduardo Rodriguez out of the rotation.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

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Every one of Farrell?s managerial moves will be put under the microscope.

Opinion & Ideas

Opinion | Jeffrey D. Sachs

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We need to pursue policies so that the next generation of smart machines works for us, rather than us working for them.

Globe investigations

The desperate and the dead

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/spotlight9090-11856.jpg The broken covenant

Behind the fragmented state of mental health care lies a political system failure that spans decades ? and continues.

The story behind 'Spotlight'

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?Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.

The Big Picture

Trees sway from heavy rain and wind from Hurricane Matthew in front of Exploration Tower early Friday, Oct. 7, 2016 in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Matthew weakened slightly to a Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds near 120 mph, but the U.S. National Hurricane Center says it's expected to remain a powerful hurricane as it moves closer to the coast. (Craig Rubadoux/Florida Today via AP)

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Hurricane Matthew

The most powerful Atlantic storm in nearly a decade left a path of destruction over the Caribbean and the US.

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In this image made from video, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets supporters outside Trump Tower in New York on Saturday.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Trump?s enablers share blame, too
Republican U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte talks to reporters Tuesday Oct. 4, 2016 in Hudson, N.H. telling them she â??misspokeâ?? when she said Donald Trump is a role model for children during a live televised debate Monday evening. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

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Yulan Liang, a research scientist for Liberty Mutual, demonstrated a self-driving automobile simulator in Hopkinton.

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Justin Reynolds died of an apparent drug overdose in August.

Yvonne Abraham

Troubled in his own life, he always helped others
Marines joined such Gold Star families as Charlene Cosgrove-Bowie and her husband, Art, at a ceremony honoring the First Battalion, 25th Regiment at the Fallen Heroes Memorial in South Boston. Lance Corporal Christopher Cosgrove III was killed in Fallujah.

Honoring a dauntless Marine unit
Fingerling Potatoes with chicken fat aioli, fried shallots and tuna conserva at Belly Wine Bar in Kendall Square.

Quick Bite

The happy return of Belly Wine Bar

sips

The sommelier herself blended the wine
Gustav Leonhardt as Johann Sebastian Bach in the film ?Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach.?

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A view of Bach, unfiltered by fantasy

PHOTOS

A festival of street bands in Somerville

Sports

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Red Sox pitchers warmed up on Sunday, but had to wait until Monday.

NICK CAFARDO I ON BASEBALL

Do Red Sox have the will to come back?

This team has so many young players who haven?t built up that reservoir they can go to in times like these.

Metro

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Workers removed wreckage from Interstate 89 in Williston, Vt., early Sunday after a crash caused by a wrong-way driver killed five students.

5 teenagers killed by wrong-way driver in Vermont

A man driving on Interstate 89 spawned several crashes that left the teens dead.

Politics

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Donald Trump spoke during the final day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland in July.

What can the GOP do about Donald Trump?

Many Republicans around the country are asking: Can we get a divorce? But it?s probably too late.

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Tom Brady and Bill Belichick are doubtless both happy the quarterback?s suspension is over.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

Don?t lie, Bill, you?re wicked excited
David Ortiz waved to the Fenway Park fans before his final regular-season home game.

KEVIN CULLEN

With Ortiz around, there?s always hope for Red Sox
Ted Williams in 1948 and David Ortiz in 2016.

Bob Ryan

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Tactai chief executive Steven Domenikos tried a prototype of the company?s touch-simulating device.

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Beverly Beckham

Have some compassion and break that rule, please
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JEFF JACOBY

If only Congress held itself to the same standard . . .

A boy runs towards the body of his father, a bus driver who was killed by alleged gang members for refusing to pay them a

DANTE RAMOS

Marijuana opponents fighting wrong battle
Donald Trump and Billy Bush appeared together at a 2004 event.

Yvonne Abraham

The misogynist in full
Farragher - (L-R) Alan Rouleau, Reggie Bibbs, Trish Morris and Jeff Carter after receiving their awards at the Superheroes Gala - Courageous Faces Foundation - Marriott Boston Copley - September 17, 2016. (Dan Busler)

THOMAS FARRAGHER

The clothes don?t make this man
Justin Reynolds died of an apparent drug overdose in August.

Yvonne Abraham

Troubled in his own life, he always helped others
A clock sits outside of Trump Tower at midnight on Saturday, Oct. 8.

SCOT LEHIGH

Trump?s campaign now knee-deep in the muck
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It?s another postseason flop for David Price

Nation & World

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A girl walked past debris left by Hurricane Matthew in Sous Roche, Les Cayes, Haiti, on Sunday.

Cholera grips Haiti in wake of Hurricane Matthew

Cases were breaking out by the dozens across a storm-devastated swath along the coast on Sunday.

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Stat

Race for new ovarian cancer drugs heats up

A promising new class of drugs, called PARP inhibitors, is proving powerful in delaying the growth of tumors.

Arts

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Once again, the Boston Opera House is home to an opera company.

BLO puts opera back in Opera House

The Boston Lyric Opera?s debut at the theater, ?Carmen,? became its highest-grossing production of all-time.

Ground Game

Ground Game

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The town hall style format of the next debate adds three different dimensions of spontaneity for the candidates.

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Design New England

Design New England

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Keith Leblanc and Kelly Monnahan create a haven for themselves, family, and friends in the piney hills of outer Cape Cod.