Measuring the debate&#39;s real impact
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With one debate down and two to go, President Bush and Sen. John Kerry are entering a critical new phase of a race that has been recharged and, in some ways, reframed.
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President Bush and Sen. John F. Kerry made few major factual errors in their first debate, although on occasion they stretched the truth or left out inconvenient facts -- or may have confused viewers as they spoke in policy shorthand.
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The first presidential debate and its focus on foreign policy and security gives both President George W Bush and Senator John Kerry opportunities to dig into each other&#39;s record and patch their own weaknesses on Iraq.
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Favorable US public reaction to Senator John Kerry&#39;s performance in the first presidential debate of the current campaign has boosted the Democratic nominee and narrowed his
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Forty-four years ago, on Sept. 26, 1960, the first presidential debate in American history was held in Chicago. Between 60 million and 70 million Americans watched Richard
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History suggests that post-debate &quot;spin&quot; decides the winner of US presidential debates almost as much as the candidates' performance in the high-stakes televised face-off itself.
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Iraq is still the focus after the debate, but campaigns will shift to domestic issues. By G. Robert Hillman and David Jackson. ALLENTOWN, Pa.
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CNN&#39;s telecast of the New  Hampshire debate among the Democratic presidential candidates  grabbed the biggest viewership of any of the cable TV debates  so far this year.
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Tonight&#39;s debate between Vice President Dick Cheney and Sen. John Edwards is generally considered a performance by understudies.
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After a plethora of user-submitted videos that served as fuel for the banter among the eight Democratic presidential candidates at yesterday's CNN/YouTube political debate at the Citadel in South Carolina, the unasked question today remains this: Is it really a debate?
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Chicago Tribune - Whether Sen. John Kerry won the debate with President Bush Thursday night is an open question that voters will decide, but he almost certainly won a chance for a second look.
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Description: With the first presidential debate looming, NPR&#39;s Mara Liasson delves into the politics, theater and history of past presidential showdowns.
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Attention on 'top tier' candidates in this week's debates prompts calls for a more evenhanded format.
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Monday will deliver a milestone in presidential campaign history, as user-generated video drives a debate.
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IN THE run-up to tomorrowâs first presidential debate between George W Bush and Senator John Kerry, I came across an interesting speech the other day.
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WASHINGTON - Because Sen. John Kerry is the challenger and lags President Bush in most national polls, he seems to have the most to gain from a strong performance in the upcoming fall debates...
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Oh, I don&#39;t mean the factual debate about John Kerry&#39;s war record. I&#39;m referring to the argument over what sort of speech should be permitted during an election campaign.