Presidential candidates look toward crucial debate
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President George W. Bush and his Democratic rival John Kerry scouted votes in key battleground states but were already looking ahead to their crucial televised debates starting in a week.
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With less than two weeks to go until the first scheduled debate, the campaigns of President Bush and Democrat John Kerry have yet to seal an agreement on the number and terms of presidential debates.
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With less than a month to go before the election, President George W. Bush and Sen. John Kerry faced off for a second time in a town-hall style debate that was at once more aggressive and less formal than their last meeting.
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Democratic candidates for president tackled the economy as their debate got under way tonight in South Carolina. Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama and former Sen. John Edwards debate five days before the Democratic primary in South Carolina, where almost half of the voters are African-Americans.
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Description: President Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry are spending much of this weekend preparing for their first debate, to be held Thursday in Florida.
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Republican White House hopefuls Wednesday meet in a last debate before the curtain rises on 2008 nominating contests, with fast-rising sensation Mike Huckabee ready for a grilling.
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Vice President Dick Cheney and Sen. John Edwards take center stage in the White House campaign on Tuesday in a televised debate that gained new significance after a series of polls showed the race tightening.
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NEW YORK - The campaigns of President Bush and Sen. John Kerry are working on the final details for a series of presidential debates set to begin at the end of the month...
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With less than two weeks to go until  the first scheduled debate, the campaigns of President Bush and  Democrat John Kerry have yet to seal an agreement on the number  and terms of presidential debates.
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TEMPE, Ariz. - Jobs, health care and other concerns of daily life will likely be focal points as President Bush and challenger John Kerry meet Wednesday for their third and final debate...
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US presidential candidates prepare for debates in New Hampshire, three days before key primary elections.
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CORAL GABLES, Fla.  - President Bush and  Democratic rival John Kerry give voters their first chance to  size up the two White House candidates side by side when they  square off in debate on Thursday.
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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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President Bush and Democratic challenger John F. Kerry will meet here Thursday night for a high-stakes debate that will produce their first direct
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President George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry dig in for a crucial one-on-one televised debate, with the Democratic challenger aiming to turn the tables on Bush's lead in recent in opinion polls.
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Partisan panel debates presidential candidates' stand on technology issues.
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WASHINGTONâThe US presidential campaign is entering a pivotal two-week period at a boil with Democratic candidate John Kerry and President George W. Bush making emotion-charged arguments to set the groundwork for their first debate on Thursday.