From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh.The presidential candidates are heading into their third and final debatein what's become a tight race just weeks before the election.They will spar at Lynn University in Boca Raton Florida.This time, seated across from moderator Bob Schieffer of CBS,NPR's Ron Elving says tonight's exchange is supposed to focus on foreign policyalthough don't be surprised if the economy comes up.The debate is supposed to be about foreign policy andthere are six subject areas chosen by Mr. Schieffer that areall about foreign policy mostly about the Middle East.But there is no guarantee that the candidates will nottake opportunities that arise to bring in other issues to talk,for example about the economy, or to talk about some of the issuesthat they think differentiate them. NPR's Ron Elving.NPR's Craig Windham reports one topic expected to surface tonight islast month's deadly attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.Romney is expected to renew his criticism of the administration's handling of the attackthat killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans.Dan Senor is an advisor to the Romney campaign.We need to figure out what happened, this can't happen again.We need to assure our diplomats and other officials in the U.S. governmentwhen they go overseas that they are going to have the proper security.But Stephanie Cutter, President Obama's Deputy Campaign Manager saysMr. Obama has been clear and forceful in his response to the attack.He initiated an investigation to get to the bottom of it,of what happened and how we keep our embassy safe all over the country.
