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Just forty-eight days from now, more than a 100 million Americans will go to the polls and elect a new president.

We're choosing not just a political party or a set of policies, we're choosing a person. Either John McCain or Barack Obama will bring his own values and beliefs - his strengths and weaknesses - to the White House. Of course, issues matter enormously, and Where They Stand will affect how you live.

But so will the character and leadership of the man himself - his judgment in crisis, his response to adversity, his calm in a storm.

That's why we're launching Presidential Questions on tonight's CBS Evening News. Every Wednesday until the election, you will see both candidates answer the same questions, and you'll be able to judge for yourself.

A Greek philosopher said, "a man's character is his fate." For the president of the United States, character isn't just his fate - it's ours as well.

Tonight, we're airing the inaugural piece in our series, "Presidential Questions." It's the first in a weekly series in which we'll show you the presidential candidates' answers to questions Katie asked them - both about their politics and about their character. If you saw our series, "Primary Questions," you'll recognize the format. Tune in tonight at 6:30 p.m. ET for the candidates' full answers. But for now, a taste:

Katie Couric: What one personal flaw do you think might hinder your ability to be president?

Sen. Barack Obama: I don't think ... there's a flaw that would hinder my ability ... to function as president. I think that all of us have things we need to improve.

Sen. John McCain: You know I'm not an objective observer. I think that would have to be to make sure that I don't make any decisions that are not fully informed by every source of information that's credible I can possibly get.