US-ELECTION-DEBATE-HANDSHAKE

US President George W. Bush (R) shakes hands with Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry after their final televised debate at Gammage Auditorium at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, 13 October, 2004. In this 90-minute session, designed to focus on domestic affairs, the candidates hoped to break open a race for the White House virtually deadlocked three weeks before the US presidential election 02 November. AFP PHOTO/Jeff HAYNES