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==Debates==

==Debates==

===Presidential Debates===

===Presidential Debates===

[[Image:Debate1.jpg|right|thumb|300px|John McCain and Barack Obama during the first Presidential debate, 09/26/08]] There will be three presidential debates for the 2008 election season.  The first debate was held on September 26th, at the University of Mississippi.  The topic for the debate was "Foreign Policy & National Security." The debate also talked in length about the economy. It was moderated by Jim Lehrer. The debate was a podium debate, broken into 9 nine-minute segments. The moderator introduced a topic, and then each candidate had 2 minutes to comment. Following their answers, there was 5 minutes of open discussion on the topic, facilitated by the moderator.

[[Image:Debate1.jpg|right|thumb|300px|John McCain and Barack Obama during the first Presidential debate, 09/26/08]]  

 

There will be three [[Presidential Debates|presidential debates]] for the 2008 election season.  The first debate was held on September 26th, at the University of Mississippi.  The topic for the debate was "Foreign Policy & National Security." The debate also talked in length about the economy. It was moderated by Jim Lehrer. The debate was a podium debate, broken into 9 nine-minute segments. The moderator introduced a topic, and then each candidate had 2 minutes to comment. Following their answers, there was 5 minutes of open discussion on the topic, facilitated by the moderator.

The second debate will be held on October 7th, at Belmont University in Nashville, TN.  The moderator will be Tom Brokaw, and the debate will be in a town hall-style.  The questions will come from audience members and the Internet, as chosen by the moderator.  After each question, the candidates will have two minutes each to respond, as well as a one-minute followup to the opposing candidate's response.

The second debate will be held on October 7th, at Belmont University in Nashville, TN.  The moderator will be Tom Brokaw, and the debate will be in a town hall-style.  The questions will come from audience members and the Internet, as chosen by the moderator.  After each question, the candidates will have two minutes each to respond, as well as a one-minute followup to the opposing candidate's response.