Inside The Debate Strategies
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In a close race, Bush and Kerry know the little things can matter most. A guide for those scoring at home
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Underscoring their different backgrounds, Sen. John Edwards [related, bio] used simple words to break down his answers into easily followed arguments in last night&#39;s debate, while
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How both sides of the debate reach for Biblical authority to back their positions
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Some things to look for in the upcoming presidential debates between President Bush and Sen. John Kerry:
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TIME lays out the facts behind what both candidates said during the first match-up
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Their immigration bill debate shows the candidates' different characters: hard-nosed dealmaker vs. smooth operator
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The Bush campaign is setting up an extensive war room to monitor Thursday's debate with John Kerry. The plan? Pounce on Kerry misstatements or exaggerations and send responses to thousands of partisan websites through a live feed. By Louise Witt.
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President George W. Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry hit the books this week for the first of three crucial debates that could decide the most heated White House race in recent history.
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Voters tend to forget most of what is said during U.S. presidential debates, but a few memorable moments endure.
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SPRING GREEN, Wis. Sept. 28, 2004 - There is a lot of fine print in the document spelling out rules for the debates between President Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry.
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By Katharine Q. Seelye  The quadrennial ritual of American presidential debates has long followed a tried and true format.  A guy in a suit asks mostly predictable questions of others in suits.
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Members of the public will pose questions to candidates via homemade video in a new kind of debate tomorrow night.
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A sigh, a glance at a wristwatch, a  5 o'clock shadow. After all the weighty words are passed back  and forth in a presidential debate, it is often a simple  gesture or a quick quip or a difference in appearance that  remains in the memory.
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In theory, putting presidential candidates on the same stage to debate the issues in a national broadcast is a great idea. Barring a major gaffe or a cute one-liner, however, the upcoming debates will likely be of little consequence.
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The tense VP matchup has raised the stakes for Friday's presidential debate.
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Imagine shaping your own presidential showdown, using candidates and their answers like building blocks that shatter the standard conventions of a televised political debate.
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The stands of these 2008 presidential candidates on a selection of issues: