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 [...]  

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 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.  

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