2008 Presidential Debates

For those who yawn at the thought of this fall’s presidential debates, Newton Minow offers a reason to watch and learn. “(John) Kennedy told me, ‘I never would have been elected except for the presidential debates,” said Minow, the co-vice chair of ...  

Following Egypt's first ever presidential debate, and with interviews being held every day with presidential candidates, political analyst Mohamed Seif Eldawla has written on his blog Zakerat Aloma about the questions missing from the presidential debates [ar]. Written by محمد عادل · Translated by Mohamed Adel · View original post [ar]...  

Invite a ridiculously hot Playboy model: Mexico’s electoral authority apologized to voters on Monday after a sober presidential debate was upstaged by a former Playboy model and her revealing outfit. Clad in a tight-fitting white dress with a cut below the neckline to show much of her cleavage, Julia Orayen was working as an assistant [...]  

At home viewers of Mexico's recent presidential debate got an eyeful when a buxom Playmate stole the scene. The model was hired by the production company and told to wear a white dress for the taping. In Mexico, the candidates draw numbers out of a box to see who goes first. The busty model handing around the box chose to wear an incredibly tight white dress with a cut out in the front, exposing her ample cleavage to all. Watch the look on...  

Written by  Salah Almhamdi As the time approaches for the Egyptian presidential election [2], there have been calls not only in Egypt but also around the Arab world for televised presidential debates. During the 2005 presidential election Mubarak rebuffed calls [3] for such debates, but now with a genuine presidential race [4] for the first time, Egyptian voters are keen to see the kind of debates they have watched taking place in the United...  

Southern California hosts two minor party presidential debates this weekend. On Sunday, April 22, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., the four Peace & Freedom Party presidential candidates will debate each other at the Westside Peace Center, 3916 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City. They are Stewart Alexander, Rocky Anderson, Stephen Durham, and Peta Lindsay. The [...]  

[...] May 10 people around the region and beyond were pinned to their screens following Egypt's first ever presidential debate, which was between the top two presidential candidates, Amr Moussa and Abdel Moneim Aboul [...]  

Barack Obama's favor to moderate the sole vice presidential debate between then-Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) and then-Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R). Ifill moderated the debate. Founded in 1978, Whitman-Walker Health, formerly the Whitman Walker Clinic ...  

Yesterday, I attended a lecture on the presidential debates by former FCC Chair Newton Minow. The event was sponsored by the Adlai Stevenson Center on Democracy located right here in the IL-10 historic Adlai Stevenson home, now owned and ...  

He spoke of the editing process for his most recent book, “Tension City: Inside the Presidential Debates, from Kennedy-Nixon to Obama-McCain,” a reflection about his decades of moderating presidential debates, and his fight with the editor about the book title.  

"We saw this four years ago, Joe Biden playing off Barack Obama's more cerebral, professorial, contemplative style," said University of Missouri professor Mitchell McKinney, a scholar of political rhetoric and presidential debates. "Biden has ...  

DeNiro won a best actor Academy Award for "Raging Bull" and best supporting actor Oscar for "The Godfather, Part II." He earned four more Oscar nominations. Ifill has covered six U.S. presidential campaigns, and moderated vice presidential debates in 2004 and 2008.  

The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has revealed that it will be organizing three presidential debates for the presidential candidates of the four political parties with representation in parliament. The debates will be held in Accra, Takoradi and ...  

Accra, April 25, GNA - The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) Presidential Debates Committee for Ghana's 2012 Presidential Election, was inaugurated in Accra on Wednesday. It forms part of the IEA's efforts to promote issue based and violence free elections.  

The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) would on Wednesday April 25, inaugurate a Presidential Debate Committee to organise and host three Presidential Debates for Presidential Candidates of Election 2012. The committee, ?IEA Presidential Debate ...  

Janet H. Brown, executive director of the Commission on Presidential Debates, will be the featured speaker at the 2012 Centre Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 20. Janet H. Brown, executive director of the Commission on Presidential Debates, will be the ...  

An advance copy of Politico's behind-the-scenes eBook, "Inside the Circus," claims that Gov. Rick Perry used painkillers during his much-maligned presidential debate performances to mitigate the side effects of back surgery. The excerpt, posted by The ...  

Newton Minow, who served Pres. John F. Kennedy as Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission in 1961, will speak about the upcoming presidential debates at this month's Stevenson Center Dialogues in Democracy program. It's been 50 years since the ...  

The Tea Party Movement a major force in the 2010 midterm elections, has stalled in public popularity, its support well below a majority and decidedly lukewarm. And Americans by a broad 23-point margin say the more they hear about the Tea Party ...  

With Student Government Association presidential election season started, the candidates will participate in two debates this week. One will be focusing on Greek life on campus, and the other will be a televised debate on UCFTV. Presidential ...  

Jim Lehrer, in Nashville to accept an award, would 'consider' moderating presidential debates this year.  

The Republican Party of Texas is making plans to host a presidential debate in Texas before the May 29 primaries. YouTube Video:  No YouTube read more  

PSG vice presidential candidates Ashley Rohlfing, Michael Kraft, Shea Hack and Mallory Schaus participate in a debate Tuesday evening in Rawls Hall.  

"Mankind's evolution begins to accelerate at a rapid and disturbing pace."  

Lynn University staff members are using the presidential debate they're hosting as a teaching tool for students.