Style, not substance, rules debates
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More often than not they had nothing to do with miscounting nuclear warheads or flubbing some other facts that might have a bearing on the fate of the world.
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Thursday's presidential debate on foreign policy should come with a disclaimer: What you hear from the candidates is not necessarily what you would get in the next four years.
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Partisan panel debates presidential candidates' stand on technology issues.
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Down with conventional wisdom, Rule Breakers say.
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&quot;Although this debate proved to be the most entertaining, the candidates&#39; contentions have surpassed repetitive and reached mind-numbing.
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Bush v. Kerry, Round One came of as spirited and substantial despite rules designed to tone it down
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There is a lot of fine print in the document spelling out rules for the debates between President Bush and Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry.
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This fall's presidential debates will pit George W. Bush's folksy manner and big-picture brand of policymaking against John Kerry's more cerebral outlook and nuanced world view.
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It seems that this yearâs presidential race is not a debate about the future of our country, but a debate about each candidateâs past.
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Vice presidential debates rarely play  a big role in White House races, but Tuesday's match-up between  Vice President Dick Cheney and Sen. John Edwards promises a  sharp clash of styles and more than the usual drama.
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WASHINGTON The second presidential debate Friday in St. Louis, Missouri, will give President George W. Bush a chance to make stylistic corrections from a first performance that disappointed some Republicans
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Given the contemporary issues and ideological stances adopted
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Officially the US presidential election is not a war, but Republicans and Democrats have drawn up what looks suspiciously like rules of engagement for the televised debates between George W. Bush and John Kerry.
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Hillary Clinton,  Barack Obama and six other Democratic presidential contenders  wrestled with questions of race, war and gender on Monday in a  debate starring a parade of questions posed in YouTube videos.
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The first question asked about any presidential debate is, who won. You won&#39;t find the answer here. That&#39;s up to every viewer.
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In televised debates, when a single misstep could spell political ruin, candidates strive to place their best foot forward. Beyond this careful choreography, the audience is ready
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Like many organisations, the United Nations sometimes goes for clunky jargon and lowest common denominators when addressing important questions.