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All Presidential Debates are scheduled at 9 p.m. Eastern (6 p.m. Pacific) and will be featured on all major broadcast and cable news stations. The debates are sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates.
Location: University of Mississippi
Moderator: Jim Lehrer of PBS
Topics: Foreign Policy & National Security
The first debate between John McCain and Barack Obama will be broken into nine 9-minute segments allowing each candidate two minutes to comment whenever a new issue is raised. Following these opening comments, the floor will be open for discussion for five minutes.
Location: Washington University in St. Louis, MO
Moderator: Gwen Ifill of PBS
Topics: Foreign & Domestic Policy
This is the only debate scheduled for Vice Presidential candidates Sarah Palin and Joe Biden. The debate will consist of questioning by moderator Gwen Ifill with a chance for each candidate to respond. Each candidate will have 90 seconds to answer the question posed. The floor will be open for discussion for another two minute, with another two minutes being allotted for closing statements.
Location: Belmont University in Nashville, TN
Moderator: Tom Brokaw of NBC
The second debate between John McCain and Barack Obama will be in a Town Hall format with moderator Tom Brokaw calling on members of the audience and reading questions posed via the Internet. Each candidate will have two minutes to respond, with an extra minute given to reply to his opponent's answer. None of the questions will be posed by the moderator.
Location: Hofstra University in Long Island, NY
Moderator: Bob Schieffer of CBS
Topics: Domestic Issues and The Economy
The structure of this debate is identical to that of the first debate, except that instead of podiums, the candidates will be seated at a table with moderator Bob Schieffer. This will be the only debate to feature a 90 second closing statement from each candidate.
First Presidential Debate
When: Friday, Sept. 26Location: University of Mississippi
Moderator: Jim Lehrer of PBS
Topics: Foreign Policy & National Security
The first debate between John McCain and Barack Obama will be broken into nine 9-minute segments allowing each candidate two minutes to comment whenever a new issue is raised. Following these opening comments, the floor will be open for discussion for five minutes.
Vice Presidential Debate
When: Thursday, Oct. 2Location: Washington University in St. Louis, MO
Moderator: Gwen Ifill of PBS
Topics: Foreign & Domestic Policy
This is the only debate scheduled for Vice Presidential candidates Sarah Palin and Joe Biden. The debate will consist of questioning by moderator Gwen Ifill with a chance for each candidate to respond. Each candidate will have 90 seconds to answer the question posed. The floor will be open for discussion for another two minute, with another two minutes being allotted for closing statements.
Second Presidential Debate
When: Tuesday, Oct. 7Location: Belmont University in Nashville, TN
Moderator: Tom Brokaw of NBC
The second debate between John McCain and Barack Obama will be in a Town Hall format with moderator Tom Brokaw calling on members of the audience and reading questions posed via the Internet. Each candidate will have two minutes to respond, with an extra minute given to reply to his opponent's answer. None of the questions will be posed by the moderator.
Third Presidential Debate
When: Wednesday, Oct. 15Location: Hofstra University in Long Island, NY
Moderator: Bob Schieffer of CBS
Topics: Domestic Issues and The Economy
The structure of this debate is identical to that of the first debate, except that instead of podiums, the candidates will be seated at a table with moderator Bob Schieffer. This will be the only debate to feature a 90 second closing statement from each candidate.
Brian Bolduc questions the feasibility of Gingrich's challenge to Obama if nominated: The Commission on Presidential Debates organizes these events every presidential-election cycle. The tradition is to hold three presidential debates and one vice-presidential debate, each 90 minutes in length....
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Welcome to the last GOP presidential debate of …eh, “tonight” is about all we can say for certain these days. UGH. Here’s a preview: Newt Gingrich will sneer at some minority and the audience will gnaw its fingers off with excitement, Mitt Romney will be asked to compare and contrast the feeling of wiping your [...]
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When debate host Gwen Ifill asked Palin whether she supported capping carbon emissions, her answer was unequivocal: "I do," she said. "I do." Yet, when President Obama attempted to implement this policy, she turned around and opposed it vociferously.
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The PBS NewsHour's Jim Lehrer speaks at the Commonwealth Club about his latest book, "Tension City: Inside the Presidential Debates, from Kennedy-Nixon to Obama-McCain." He's moderated 11 nationally televised presidential and vice-presidential debates and earned the nickname, "dean of moderators."
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The last presidential election featured Barack Obama debating John McCain. There were none of the game-changing fireworks that occurred in previous debates, and indeed the vice presidential debate caught more interest. Nevertheless, the general ...
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TENSION CITY: INSIDE THE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES, FROM KENNEDY-NIXON TO OBAMA-MCCAIN By Jim Lehrer Random House, $26, 209 pages Jim Lehrer is the avuncular, even-keeled executive editor and anchor of "PBS NewsHour" who has moderated 11 of the nationally televised presidential and vice-presidential debates. As a journalist and as a moderator, ...
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Overview
The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) has four debates scheduled for the 2008 presidential election season. Three will involved Barack Obama and John McCain. One will involve Vice Presidential candidates Joe Biden and Sarah Palin.
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