Miami debate to showcase defining issues, set campaign pace
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As the death toll continues to rise in Iraq, the US-led war and the war on terror have become the dominant issues of the 2004 presidential campaign.
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The campaigns of Republican  President Bush and Democrat John Kerry announced an agreement  on Monday to hold three face-to-face debates starting on Sept.  30 in Coral Gables, Florida.
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Jobs, health care and other concerns of daily life are the focus Wednesday as President Bush and challenger John Kerry meet for their third and final debate at 9 pm ET/6 pm PT, each hoping to stamp a last favorable impression on millions of voters before
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Vice President Dick Cheney and Sen. John Edwards take center stage in the race for the White House on Tuesday in a nationally televised debate that is likely to focus on the Iraq war and U.S. security issues but also will include domestic topics.
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Too many important policy issues are unlikely to be addressed by major party candidates in this year&#39;s presidential campaign. As of the recent Republican Convention, Sen. John Kerry
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When it comes to presidential debates, it seems size does matter.
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The issues of substance between the two main presidential candidates &#150; dramatically different governing priorities, and starkly different responses to whether the country is on the right course at home and abroad &#150; were on   vivid display Friday in their second debate.
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As the series of presidential debates starts off in Florida, it is easy to guess what the candidates will say about Iraq.
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President Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry face off in their first debate later Thursday at the University of Miami in the southern state of Florida.
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President Bush and Sen. John Kerry began to narrow their focus and limit their public schedules Sunday in preparation for their much-anticipated first debate, to be held Thursday in Miami.
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The campaigns of President Bush and Sen. John Kerry tentatively have agreed to a series of three debates that both sides hope will give them momentum in the closing weeks of the presidential election, a person familiar with the debate negotiations said Sunday night.
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Description: Sen. John Kerry says he is looking forward to Wednesday&#39;s domestic-policy debate with President Bush. In visits to Ohio and Florida, Kerry questioned the president&#39;s leadership.
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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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As the nation tuned in to Thursday night&#39;s first presidential debate at the University of Miami, President George W. Bush finally faced his challenger, US Sen. John F. Kerry.
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Sen. John Kerry and President George W. Bush tested their best debate lines Monday, mixing dashes of humor with cutting criticism in a preview of their encounter in Florida Thursday night.
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CORAL GABLES, Fla. - For perhaps the first time in the four-decade history of presidential debates, last night&#39;s clash between President Bush and Sen. John Kerry soared far above politics and the campaign of the moment.
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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.