The presidential race and VP debate combined as the most-talked-about story in news/talk media this week and takes the top spot on the Talkers Ten. At #2 this week was the escalation of violence in the Middle East, followed by the economy, inflation, and the stock market at #3. The Talkers Ten is a weekly chart of the top stories and people discussed in news/talk media during the week and is the result of ongoing research from TALKERS. It is published every Friday at Talkers.com. See this week’s complete chart here.