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1. Commission on Presidential Debates
- www.debates.org
- The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) was established in 1987 to ensure that debates, as a permanent part of every general election, provide the best possible information to viewers and listeners. Its primary purpose is to sponsor and produce debates for the United States presidential and vice presidential candidates and to undertake research and educational activities relating to the debates. The organization, which is a nonprofit, nonpartisan corporation, sponsored all the presidential debates in 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004.
- Debates inform and involve voters in the political process. See guidelines for sponsoring other election-related debates or student forums.
- Find out what over 30,000 people had to say about the 2004 debates.
- Read the transcripts of presidential and vice presidential debates, past and present.
- Brush up on the major historical political debates in the United States, including who, when and what was debated.
- © 2004 Commission on Presidential Debates. ...
2. Great Debates in Astronomy
- antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov
- Great Debates in Astronomy .
- The Nature of the Universe (1998); Peebles, Turner Following in the footsteps of the famous April 1920 'Great Debate' between Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis, this series of debates among leaders in the astronomical community highlight major quests in astronomy and astrophysics in an open forum at the turn of the millennium. ...
- Information on future debates will also be made available here. ...
3. Debate This! - No More Closed Presidential Debates!
- www.debatethis.org
- No More Closed Presidential Debates!.
- org Closed Debates? NO MORE in 2004! .
- Join the movement for Open Presidential Debates!.
- Background: From 1976 through 1984 the televised presidential debates were organized by the non-partisan League of Women Voters until the Republican and Democratic parties decided to control the debates themselves. In 1987 the bi-partisan Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) was formed – a private entity run by former chairmen of the Republican and Democratic parties. ...
- This makes it very difficult for any 3rd parties to get their views heard in the debates. It also keeps the debates limited to two candidates who are very similar on all but a handful of issues. ... This is just fine with the major corporations who sponsor the debates. ...
- Legal action against the Commission on Presidential Debates: .
- In 2004, a wide range of civic groups formed the Citizens' Debate Commission to return control of the debates to an independent, nonpartisan body that serves the public, not private interest. ...
- How should inclusion in the presidential debates be determined?.
- Register a majority (50 percent or more) in national public opinion polls asking eligible voters which candidates they would like to see included in the presidential debates. ...
- This typically would yield from four to seven candidates--a number easily managed by the major parties in their own primary debates. ...
- Join the movement for open presidential debates in 2004!.
- Open Debates.
- TO HELP OPEN THE DEBATES: .
4. U.S. Newswire : Releases : "Open Debates Files Complaint with the IRS Against the CPD"
- releases.usnewswire.com
- Open Debates Files Complaint with the IRS Against the CPD.
- Contact: Chris Shaw of Open Debates, 202-628-9195 .
- Newswire/ -- Open Debates has filed a complaint with the IRS in an attempt to revoke the tax status of the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD).
- Instead of engaging in nonpartisan voter education, the CPD executes the joint demands of the Republican and Democratic nominees concerning the presidential debates, and shields the Republican and Democratic nominees from public accountability," stated George Farah, Executive Director of Open Debates and Author of No Debate.
- "CPD debates have diminished voter education and fostered comfortable silence on critical issues of bipartisan agreement. Citizens' Debate Commission sponsored debates will help broaden serious discussion of the issues," said Mark Clack, Deputy Director of Public Campaign.
- And when it comes to debates -- one of the rare opportunities for citizens to get substantive information -- the CPD puts the interests of the two major political parties and its corporate sponsors before the interests of the voters. ...
- Citizens' Debate Commission sponsored debates will help bring our nation toward this ideal," said Rob Richie, Executive Director of the Center for Voting and Democracy.
5. ON-LINE DEBATES
- courses.cs.vt.edu
- ON-LINE DEBATES.
- The CS 3604, Professionalism in Computing, Course operates a series of on-line debates each semester. Participation in these debates is restricted primarily to students registered for the course, but public viewing is encouraged. ... This same link will take you to the current debates.
- Professor David Batstone of the University of San Francisco also runs on-line ethical debates. ...
6. Debates
- www.gwu.edu
- Note: See the 2000 Debates page for fuller development of some of the themes on this page. ...
- Commission on Presidential Debates .
- Open Debates .
- Primary Debates Go: Here.
- The televised presidential debates are the mega-events of the fall campaign. ... When it comes to the number, timing and formats of the debates, as well as who will participate, there is a lot of discussion, but invariably the major party candidates and their campaigns have the final word. ...
- October 8, 2004--President Bush makes a point during the second of three presidential debates, held at the Washington University in St. ...
- The Commission on Presidential Debates .
- The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), a non-profit organization established in 1987, organized the 1988, 1992, 1996 and 2000 debates. Previous debates were sponsored by the League of Women Voters (1976, 1980, and 1984) and the networks (1960). ... It proposes dates and locations of debates. ...
- The 2004 Debates--Sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates .
- On June 17, 2004 the CPD announced formats for its proposed 2004 debates. ...
- 13, 2004 the CPD announced moderators for its proposed 2004 debates. ...
- 20, 2004 James A Baker, III and Vernon Jordan, Jr, the campaigns' debate negotiation team leaders, announced they have reached an agreement for the candidates to hold three presidential debates and one vice presidential debate .
- There is no requirement that presidential candidates participate in debates, but it would be quite damaging to be seen as blocking the debates, particularly since the candidates are taking federal funds. Typically every four years there is a ritual debate over debates For several weeks the two major campaigns jockey back and forth haggling over details big and small--everything from the number and format of the debates to the podium height and shape and who is or is not acceptable as a moderator. ...
7. DEBATES
- www.wfu.edu
- POLITICAL DEBATES.
- Televised party leader and presidential candidate debates in Sweden and the United States. ...
- The making of the debates. ... ), The presidential debates: Media, electoral and policy perspectives (pp. ...
- The efficacy of inoculation in televised political debates. ...
- A proper institution: Guaranteeing televised presidential debates. ...
- ), The 1992 presidential debates in focus (pp. ...
- ), The great debates: Carter vs. ...
- The counterfeit debates. ... ), The great debates: Carter vs. ...
- Great myths about the great debates. ...
- Presidential debates: Public understanding and political institutionalization. ...
- Local televised debates: Style versus content. ...
- Candidates on the television: The content and impact of electoral debates in West Germany. ...
- Third party candidate and presidential debates. ...
- Presidential debates of 1976: Toward a two party political system. ...
8. VOTE.COM | Should Buchanan and Nader be Included in the Presidential Debates?
- www.vote.com
- These guys have no chance of winning, so don't crowd the debates .
- Shutting third party candidates out of the debates flies in the face of fair play and democracy .
- We'll send your vote to the Commission on Presidential Debates. ...
- Nader and Buchanan have no real chance of being president, so they shouldn't be in the presidential debates .
9. The Presidential Debate at the University of Miami - History of Debates
- www.miami.edu
- History of Debates .
- While the effect of political debates on election outcome is debatable, they have been a permanent part of every presidential campaign since 1976. Prior to that, debates between candidates had occurred sporadically, changing through the years in format and forum.
- One of the earliest records of political debates dates back to 1858, between Illinois Senate contenders Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. ... The advent of radio made political debates accessible to the masses, and the Republican primary debate between Thomas Dewey and Harold Stassen in 1948 was the first carried over the airwaves. ... General presidential debates then took a 16-year hiatus but returned with a much-anticipated encounter between Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter. The Commission on Presidential Debates was established in 1987 to ensure that debates, as a permanent part of every general election, provide the best possible information to viewers and listeners. ...
- It is the first academic institution in the state selected to host a presidential debate, and the 2004 presidential debates are the first ever held in South Florida.
- More information on the history of political debates is available at:.
- debates. ...
- com/ELECTION/2000/debates/history.
10. AllPolitics - Presidential Debates '96
- www-cgi.cnn.com
- Beforehand, we'll be highighling famous nuggets from past debates. During and after the debates, check here for the best moments.
11. AllPolitics - 1984 Debates Overview
- cgi.cnn.com
- 1984 Presidential Debates.
- Two presidential debates and one vice-presidential debate were set in the 1984 general election. ... The October debates were seen as Mondale's only remaining chance to close the big gap. ...
- Overall, the 1984 debates were seen as helping to revive Mondale's failing campaign, but not enough to change the outcome of the election, given President Reagan's large lead throughout the campaign.
12. Emory University News Release - debate
- www.emory.edu
- The People Speak: Atlanta Debates America's Role in the World.
- WHAT: "The People Speak: Atlanta Debates America's Role in the World".
- Emory University's Barkley Forum debate team will host "The People Speak: Atlanta Debates America's Role in the World," a debate about American foreign policy on Wednesday, Oct. ...
- "The People Speak: America Debates its Role in the World" is a nationwide event including hundreds of debates across the country. ...
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